Family Noctuidae » Subfamily Xyleninae » Lithophane leautieri (Boursin, 1957) 73.206 (BF2240)
Forewing length 17-20 mm. Quite a narrow winged, greyish-brownish moth with dark streaks and a flushed pinkish-brown kidney marking. The adult flies September and November, and is very much attracted to light sources. Found in parks and gardens where the larva foodplant cypress grows. This is a fairly recent colonist. It was first discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1951, and has spread northwards fairly quickly.
Attracted to moth trap light, back garden, South Staffordshire. October 2017. Photos © Peter Hillman.
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