| Acontia lucida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766) |
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The Pale Shoulder (Acontia lucida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to Turkey, Iran and India. It has also been recorded from Algeria. It is a rare migrant to the south coast of Great Britain.
The wingspan is 26-30 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations.
The larvae feed on Althaea officinalis, Convolvulus, Chenopodium and Taraxacum.