Lasionycta brunnea

Lasionycta brunnea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta north to Pink Mountain in north-eastern British Columbia, and in the Purcell and Selkirk Mountains in south-western British Columbia and north-eastern Washington.

Lasionycta brunnea
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L. brunnea
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Lasionycta brunnea
Crabo & Lafontaine, 2009

It flies in alpine tundra and is most common near timberline.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-July through August.


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