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Lithophane leautieri, the Blair's shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. It originated from the area surrounding the ...
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri. (Boisduval, 1829. Wingspan 39-44 mm. A recent colonist, being first discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1951 ...
A recent colonist, being first discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1951, the species has spread rapidly northwards and is now found fairly commonly ...

Lithophane leautieri

Lithophane leautieri, the Blair's shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. It originated from the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, but gradually moved north. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Lithophane leautieri
Lithophane leautieri, the Blair's shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. It originated from the area surrounding the ...
The larvae of the moth feed on the leaves and flowers of the Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa, a tree introduced to Britain in 1838. There are no native ...
Helpdesk · Kingdom. Animalia · Phylum. Arthropoda · Class. Insecta · Order. Lepidoptera · Family. Noctuidae · Genus. Lithophane Hübner.
A medium-sized pale grey moth with distinctive long black markings. It is a recent colonist, being first recorded in Britain in 1951 on the Isle of Wight.
ID: Forewing narrow, ground colour grey, with black streaks - the basal of which is long and strong. Kidney mark usually tinted brownish.
This map shows all records of Blair's Shoulder-knot - Lithophane leautieri in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored ...
Photographs and details of macro and micro moths found in Ireland, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Lithophane leautieri.