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Species Lasionycta uniformis - Hodges#10346

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Eriopygini
Genus Lasionycta
Species uniformis (Lasionycta uniformis - Hodges#10346)
Hodges Number
10346
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lasionycta uniformis - (Smith, 1893)
Lasionycta Aurivillius - Smith, 1892
Scotogramma uniformis - Smith, 1893b
Lasiestra uniformis - McDunnough, 1938
Lasionycta uniformis - Lafontaine et al, 1986
Numbers
25 species in this Genus in North America
Size
FW length 14-17mm
Identification
See Pacific Northwest Moths here
Range
Pacific North West including S. Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, (Canada and Alaska), Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and California (USA)
Habitat
High elevation mountain habitats.
Season
Summer, mostly July and August. Adults are partly diurnal. They fly mostly at night but can be on Silene acaulis flowers during the day.
Food
Host Plant is uncertain
Life Cycle
One Brood
Remarks
Identified by Lars Crabo who has written a paper on Lasionycta.
See Also
Lasionycta luteola, Lasionycta brunnea, and Lasionycta caesia.
Internet References
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(1)
Images and Info at Moth Photographers Group
Images and Info at Pacific Northwest Moths
Works Cited
1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 7 December, 2015 - 10:55am
Last updated 5 February, 2016 - 3:03pm

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