73.206 BF2240 – Blair’s Shoulder-knot – Noctuidae – Lithophane leautieri
Grey Shoulder-knot – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Lithophane ornitopus – colour code •
STATUS – First recorded in Derbyshire during 1990. Now a well established species across the county and considered to be generally common.
ID POINTERS – A long and slender winged moth with pale grey or grey ground colour that features several black streaks running through the central area of the forewing. There is also a long black basal streak. The kidney mark is often highlighted with a pale brown. An unmistakable autumn flying moth.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing September – November.
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Blair’s Shoulder-knot
