Lasionycta staudingeri preblei (Benjamin)

Figs 47–49, 163, 219. Map 13

Anarta preblei Benjamin, 1933: 59.

Subspecies preblei has a Holarctic distribution, occurring across northern North America from Baffi n Island to western Alaska and southward to 60° North. Its range extends into northeastern Siberia at least as far as the Kolyma River. Th e forewing has a more mottled pattern than subspecies staudingeri with patches of yellow-green shading on the dark-gray ground color; in staudingeri the forewing is mainly dark blackish gray with the maculation highlighted in white.