Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)


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Flame Shoulder
Ochropleura plecta (Linnaeus, 1761)
Noctuidae : Noctuinae

2102 / 73.329

Photo © Ken Palmer, (digitised by G. Follows)

Similar Species
Radford's Flame Shoulder Ochropleura leucogaster

Forewing:	12-15mm.
Flight:	Two generations April-June. July-Sept.
Foodplant:	Herbaceous plants.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Status
Widespread and abundant.
Many habitats.
Resembles no other resident species.

Please also see, rare migrant - Radford's Flame Shoulder

Recorded in 68 (92%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Further info: Ochropleura plecta