Lithophane ornitopus (Hufnagel, 1766)

Host plants:
The larvae feed on Quercus species (oak).

Habitat:
Lithophane ornitopus colonizes open forests, forest edges and grasslands with oaks. It occasionally occurs even in urban areas when oaks are available.

Life cycle:
The adults fly overwintering from September to mid-May. I found them in autumn resting on dead leaves of a large broken oak branch. The caterpillars are found from May to June. They can be tapped from larger oak branches.

Remarks:
Lithophane ornitopus is widespread in Central and Southern Europe. It also occurs in Northwest Africa and Asia to the Amur region.