Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Dadd, 1911)
(Grey Shoulder-knot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesLithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot)
SpeciesLithophane ornitopus (Grey Shoulder-knot)
GenusLithophane (a genus of noctuid moths)
TribeXylenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyXYLENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot) :
1: Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot)
30 Sep 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At lighted window at 8pm BST. . Photos: Imago
Image 1: Adult - alert - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Adult - dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Adult - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-upImage 5: Adult - head and thorax - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Adult - lateral view

Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Grey Shoulder-knot)
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