| Lasionycta perplexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lasionycta |
| Species: | L. perplexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasionycta perplexa (Smith, 1888) |
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Lasionycta perplexa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widely distributed from southern Alaska and Yukon in the north to California, Utah, and Colorado in the South. A disjunct population is found on the east coast of Hudson Bay at Kuujjuaraapik.
The habitat is conifer forest.
The wingspan is 33-35 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June through August.
The larvae feed on Alnus species.