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Lasionycta coracina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Lasionycta coracina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Lasionycta coracina

Lasionycta coracina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.

References

Lasionycta coracina Wikipedia