Lasionycta lagganata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924. It is only known from three localities in south-western Canada: Banff and Waterton national parks in Alberta and the Purcell Mountains in south-eastern British Columbia.

Lasionycta lagganata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species:
L. lagganata
Binomial name
Lasionycta lagganata
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Anarta lagganata Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
  • Lasiestra lagganata McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasionycta lagganata Lafontaine et al., 1986

It is diurnal and flies on fine shale scree slopes with sparse vegetation.

Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.

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