Lasionycta lagganata
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Lasionycta lagganata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Lasionycta |
Species: | L. lagganata
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Binomial name | |
Lasionycta lagganata | |
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Lasionycta lagganata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924. It is only known from three localities in south-western Canada: Banff and Waterton national parks in Alberta and the Purcell Mountains in south-eastern British Columbia.
It is diurnal and flies on fine shale scree slopes with sparse vegetation.
Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.
External links
- 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 GroteError: "Q6493426" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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