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Grey Shoulder-knot
Lithophane ornitopus (Dadd, 1911)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2237 / 73.202
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Lower Stondon October 2021

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Forewing: 17-19mm
Flight: September - May (hibernating)
Foodplant:   Oak
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 1 February to 30 April and 20 September to 30 November - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 18 (82%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1918.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
14/11/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
12/11/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
11/11/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
10/11/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
09/11/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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