Lasionycta discolor is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming.

Lasionycta discolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species:
L. discolor
Binomial name
Lasionycta discolor
(Smith, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma discolor Smith, 1899
  • Lasiestra discolor McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasionycta discolor Lafontaine et al., 1986
  • Lasiestra klotsi Richards, 1943
  • Lasionycta klotsi Lafontaine et al., 1986

It flies over alpine tundra and is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Adults are on wing in late July.

edit