Troubridge & Crabo (2002) stated "The name honours Dr. J. Donald Lafontaine, for his work on the Nearctic Noctuidae." (1)
Size
Troubridge & Crabo (2002) listed the forewing length 13-15 mm. (1)
Range
Troubridge & Crabo (2002) reported the range to include southwestern Wyoming to Arizona and New Mexico; also occurs in Mexico to southwestern Chihuahua. (1)
See Also
Hadena glaciata has white scales in the area between the orbicular and reniform spot. That area is olive-brown in H. lafontainei. (1)
Print References
Troubridge, J.T. & L.G. Crabo, 2002. A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species. Fabreries 27(2). p. 115; figs. 3, 17, 33. (1)