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Species Lasionycta mutilata - Hodges#10360

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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 mutilata (Lasionycta mutilata - Hodges#10360)
Hodges Number
10360
Identification
Forewing is gray with a large reniform spot outlined in black. (1)
Range
Alberta west to British Columbia south to Oregon.
Habitat
Subalpine forests of the Cascades and Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Season
Adults have been collected in July and August.
Works Cited
1.Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
Jeffrey Miller, Paul Hammond. 2000. USDA Forest Service, FHTET-98-18.