| Flame Shoulder | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ochropleura |
| Species: | O. plecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus, 1761 |
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The Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.
The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white stigmata and a creamy-yellow streak along the costa which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are pure white. The wingspan is 28-34 mm. Two broods are produced each year with adults flying from April to June and again in August and September.[1] It flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar and also to the flowers of ragwort.
The larva, grey with a yellow stripe along each side, feeds on a range of plants (see list below). This species overwinters as a pupa.
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