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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lasionycta |
| Species: | 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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