Lasionycta subdita
Appearance
Lasionycta subdita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Lasionycta |
Species: | L. subdita
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Binomial name | |
Lasionycta subdita (Möschler, 1860)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Lasionycta subdita is a moth species of the family Noctuidae, first described in 1860 by Heinrich Benno Möschler (as Dianthoecia subdita).[1] Its MONA number is 10356.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs in north-eastern North America, where it has a mostly subarctic distribution across two disconnected ranges: one from Labrador, Quebec and Ontario to the western shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, and another limited to New Hampshire's White Mountains.[1]
Behavior
[edit]Adult specimens attracted to light and recorded in July.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Crabo, Lars; Lafontaine, Donald (18 December 2009). "A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) for North America and notes on Eurasian species, with descriptions of 17 new species, 6 new subspecies, a new genus, and two new species of Tricholita Grote". ZooKeys. 30: 17–18. doi:10.3897/zookeys.30.308. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Lasionycta subdita – 10356". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2024.