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Family: Noctuidae Sub-family: Cuculliinae 2240 * Blair's Shoulder-knot * Lithophane leautieri Photographs: UK, September 2011 Wingspan: 39-44mm Flight time: Late September-November Habitat: Mainly suburban. First UK record Isle of Wight 1951 Larvae feed on ornamental conifers and cypress. Main foodplants are Lawson's Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) and Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii) |
Blair's Shoulder-knot, Lithophane leautieri
UK. September 2011