Lasionycta poca

Lasionycta poca
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species: L. poca
Binomial name
Lasionycta poca
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Anarta poca Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
  • Lasiestra leucocycla poca McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasiestra poca Franclemont and Todd, 1983
  • Lasionycta leucocycla poca Lafontaine et al., 1986

Lasionycta poca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, westward to the Coast Range in western British Columbia and southward in the Cascades to Okanogan County, Washington.

It is predominantly alpine and is most common near timberline, but occasional specimens are collected in nearby forest.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June through August.


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