Lacanobia

Billberg, 1820

Species Guides

Lacanobia atlantica(Atlantic Arches Moth)
Lacanobia grandis(Grand Arches Moth)
Lacanobia nevadae(Nevada Arches Moth)
Lacanobia radix(Garden Arches Moth)
Lacanobia subjuncta(Speckled Cutworm Moth)

Lacanobia is a of in the Noctuidae, established by Billberg in 1820. in this genus are and attracted to light. Long-term studies in the Czech Republic have documented significant abundance trends in some species, such as Lacanobia aliena, which showed a marked increase over a 29-year monitoring period. The genus is distributed across parts of Europe and North America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lacanobia: /lakaˈnoʊbiə/

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Distribution

Records from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the northeastern United States (Vermont).

Behavior

; attracted to light traps.

Human Relevance

Subject of long-term ecological monitoring studies; Lacanobia aliena was among 110 Noctuidae analyzed in a 29-year (1967–1995) light-trap study in Prague, Czech Republic, to assess methods for detecting trends.

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Long-term population trends

A 29-year study in Prague found that Lacanobia aliena showed a significant long-term increase in abundance, contrasting with other Noctuidae that showed decreases or no trend. This finding contributed to methodological recommendations that 15–25 years of data are needed to reliably detect true long-term trends in .