page_title: Lithophane ornitopus
section_title: Biology
hierarchical_section_title: Lithophane ornitopus / Biology
caption_attribution_description: This photograph was taken within the scope of the third year of the 'Czech Municipalities Photographs' grant. čeština&#160;| English&#160;| français&#160;| македонски&#160;| slovenčina&#160;| српски / srpski&#160;| +/− Čeština: Doubrava pod Milešovkou. České středohoří, Česká republika. English: Oak forest under Milešovka, České středohoří, Czech Republic.
context_page_description: Lithophane ornitopus, the grey shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland east to Siberia.
context_section_description: Adults are on wing from late August to November and, after overwintering, again from the end of February to mid-May. The larva are bluish green dotted with white; dorsal and subdorsal lines white; spiracular line yellowish white. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, but mainly Quercus species. Larvae can be found from April to June. It overwinters as an adult.
caption: Habitat in the Czech Republic
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