Lasionycta carolynae
Lasionycta carolynae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Ogilvie and Richardson Mountains in Yukon.
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| Species: | L. carolynae |
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| Lasionycta carolynae Crabo, 2009 | |
It is diurnal and flies over shale scree slopes. Adults feed on Dryas octopetala and Silene acaulis in the Ogilvie Mountains and a Saxifraga species in the Richardson Mountains.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm for males and 33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late June and early July.
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