Lasionycta luteola

Lasionycta luteola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species: L. luteola
Binomial name
Lasionycta luteola
(Smith, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma luteola Smith, 1893b
  • Lasiestra luteola McDunnough 1938

Lasionycta luteola is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northern Washington and south-western Alberta northward to south-western Yukon.

It is found in the alpine tundra. Adults are predominantly nocturnal but also fly during the day and feed on nectar of Silene acaulis.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.


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