Lasionycta subdita

Lasionycta subdita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species:
L. subdita
Binomial name
Lasionycta subdita
(Möschler, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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).[1] Its MONA number is 10356.[2]

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.[1]

Behavior

Adult specimens attracted to light and recorded in July.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
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