Lasionycta secedens secedens (Walker)

Figs 7, 138, 196. Map 2

Plusia secedens Walker, [1858]: 913.

The nominate subspecies is the most common and widely distributed subspecies in North America, occurring from eastern Canada to northern British Columbia. The forewing is very dark gray with lighter gray-filled spots. The black hindwing marginal band is broader in L. s. secedens than in L. s. bohemani (Staudinger) .