Lasionycta coracina
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Lasionycta coracina is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in the Richardson and British Mountains in northern Yukon
, adjacent Northwest Territories
, and Cape Thompson in north-western Alaska
.
The habitat in the Richardson Mountains is sparsely vegetated gravel tundra slopes with Dryas
stripes. The moths are diurnal, most active in the late afternoon and when cloudy.
The wingspan
is 23–30 mm for males and 24–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late June to early August.
The adults feed on Saxifraga species.
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 in the Richardson and British Mountains in northern 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....
, adjacent Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, and Cape Thompson in north-western Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
The habitat in the Richardson Mountains is sparsely vegetated gravel tundra slopes with Dryas
Dryas (plant)
Dryas is a genus of dwarf perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to the arctic and alpine regions of Europe, Asia and North America. The genus is named after the Greek nymph Dryas. The classification of Dryas within the Rosaceae has been unclear...
stripes. The moths are diurnal, most active in the late afternoon and when cloudy.
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 23–30 mm for males and 24–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late June to early August.
The adults feed on Saxifraga species.