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Lasionycta lagganata

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Lasionycta lagganata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Lasionycta
Species:
L. lagganata
Binomial name
Lasionycta lagganata
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Anarta lagganata Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
  • Lasiestra lagganata McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasionycta lagganata Lafontaine et al., 1986

Lasionycta lagganata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924. It is only known from three localities in south-western Canada: Banff and Waterton national parks in Alberta and the Purcell Mountains in south-eastern British Columbia.

It is diurnal and flies on fine shale scree slopes with sparse vegetation.

Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.


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