Lasionycta phoca

(Möschler, 1864)

Lasionycta phoca is a of described by Möschler in 1864. It is to eastern and central Canada, occurring from Labrador westward to the coast of Hudson Bay. are active during June and July, exhibiting both and patterns over tundra . The species is attracted to light.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lasionycta phoca: /leɪʒiːˈɒnɪktə ˈfoʊkə/

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Habitat

Tundra

Distribution

Eastern and central Canada, with records from Labrador to the west coast of Hudson Bay

Seasonality

are on in June and July

Behavior

over tundra and are attracted to light. activity occurs during both day and night.

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Taxonomic History

Originally described as Dianthoecia phoca by Möschler in 1864, later transferred to Lasionycta. The genus Lasionycta was revised for North America by Lafontaine and Schmidt in ZooKeys 30 (December 2009), which included , descriptions, and illustrations of 43 , 17 of which were newly described.

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