Lasionycta discolor

Lasionycta discolor is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming.

Lasionycta discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Lasionycta
Species:
L. discolor
Binomial name
Lasionycta discolor
(Smith, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma discolor Smith, 1899
  • Lasiestra discolor McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasionycta discolor Lafontaine et al., 1986
  • Lasiestra klotsi Richards, 1943
  • Lasionycta klotsi Lafontaine et al., 1986

It flies over alpine tundra and is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Adults are on wing in late July.


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