Wyre Forest Study Group
22
October, 2017
Grey Shoulder Knot moth

(Lithophane ornitoopus lactipennis)

Whilst out in the Forest yesterday Dave Scott spotted this Grey Shoulder Knot on the bridge near Lodgehill. Roger Plant’s excellent photograph of the moth sitting on grey lichens demonstrates its amazing camouflage!
Grey Shoulder Knot, Town Coppice, 21 October 2017

©Roger Plant