BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT MOTH Lithophane leautieri. Larva. Norfolk.

Close-up of a Blair's shoulder-knot moth larva (Lithophane leautieri hesperica) resting resting on a leaf in a Norfolk garden. First recorded on the Isle of Wight in 1951, this species has become locally well established in the southern English counties.

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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