Lasionycta coracina: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Lasionycta
Species
Lasionycta coracina
Scientific Name
Lasionycta coracina

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lasionycta coracina

Lasionycta coracina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Richardson and British Mountains in northern Yukon, adjacent Northwest Territories, and Cape Thompson in north-western Alaska.

The habitat in the Richardson Mountains is sparsely vegetated gravel tundra slopes with Dryas stripes. The moths are diurnal, most active in the late afternoon and when cloudy.

The wingspan is 23–30 mm for males and 24–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late June to early August.

The adults feed on Saxifraga species.

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