Ochropleura leucogaster
Ochropleura leucogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Ochropleura |
Species: | O. leucogaster |
Binomial name | |
Ochropleura leucogaster Freyer, 1831 | |
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Radford's Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura leucogaster) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found near the Mediterranean Sea, Southern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, North Africa and Southern Africa as well as on some islands of the Indian Ocean.[1]
The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, Scrophulariaceae, Balsaminaceae and Ericaceae[2]