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Lithophane consocia

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Domain
  
Eukarya

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Lithophane consocia

Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Lithophane furcifera, Lithophane, Lithophane lamda, Apamea lateritia, Polymixis polymita

Lithophane consocia, the scarce conformist or Softly's shoulder-knot, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout northern, central and eastern Europe, east to Siberia. There is a single record from Great Britain, where it was recorded in Hampstead, London, in September 2001..

The wingspan is 43–48 mm. Adults are on wing from September and overwintering until May.

The larvae feed on Alnus and Corylus.

Subspecies

  • Lithophane consocia consocia (Europe)
  • Lithophane consocia grisea (south-eastern Siberia)
  • References

    Lithophane consocia Wikipedia