Lasionycta luteola
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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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found from northern Washington and south-western Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
northward to south-western Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
.
It is found in the alpine tundra
Alpine tundra
Alpine tundra is a natural region that does not contain trees because it is at high altitude. Alpine tundra is distinguished from arctic tundra, because alpine soils are generally better drained than arctic soils...
. Adults are predominantly nocturnal but also fly during the day and feed on nectar of Silene acaulis.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.