Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Lasionycta luteola | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
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Lasionycta luteola is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northern Washington and south-western Alberta northward to south-western Yukon.
It is found in the alpine tundra. Adults are predominantly nocturnal but also fly during the day and feed on nectar of Silene acaulis.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.
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