Lithophane ornitopus
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The Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus) is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 32-38 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November and, after overwintering, again from the end of Februari to mid May.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, but mainly Quercus species. Larvae can be found from April to June. It overwinters as an adult.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 32-38 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November and, after overwintering, again from the end of Februari to mid May.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, but mainly Quercus species. Larvae can be found from April to June. It overwinters as an adult.
Subspecies
- Lithophane ornitopus ornitopus
- Lithophane ornitopus pitzalisi Hartig, 1976 (Sardinia)