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Lasionycta subdita

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Species of moth

Lasionycta subdita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species: L. subdita
Binomial name
Lasionycta subdita
(Möschler, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia subdita Möschler, 1860
  • Mamestra subdita Smith 1893a
  • Lasionycta subdita McDunnough, 1938
  • Anarta membrosa Morrison, 1875a
  • Anarta membranosa Smith, 1893a (misspelling)
  • Lasionycta membrosa McDunnough, 1938

Lasionycta subdita is a moth species of the family Noctuidae, first described in 1860 by Heinrich Benno Möschler (as Dianthoecia subdita). Its MONA number is 10356.

Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern North America, where it has a mostly subarctic distribution across two disconnected ranges: one from Labrador, Quebec and Ontario to the western shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, and another limited to New Hampshire's White Mountains.

Behavior

Adult specimens attracted to light and recorded in July.

References

  1. ^ Crabo, Lars; Lafontaine, Donald (18 December 2009). "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 Grote". ZooKeys. 30: 17–18. doi:10.3897/zookeys.30.308. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. "Moth Photographers Group – Lasionycta subdita – 10356". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Lasionycta subdita
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