ABH 73.329	Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta		BF 2102
Back To	(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Family	Noctuidae » Noctuinae
Wingspan	c25-30 mm.
Description	Distinctive moth; forewings range from purplish brown to chestnut brown, with a pale costal streak that runs from the basal area and fades out well short of the apex; stigmata straw-coloured, with a dark line. Hindwings glossy white with pale brown at the outer margin. Key Identification Features: Pale costal streak Dark black line through stigmata Glossy white wings Similars Its only likely confusion species in Britain is Radford's Flame Shoulder (O. leucogaster), which is a very rare migrant to the south coast.
Life Cycle	The nocturnal caterpillars live on low plants such as dock (Rumex) and plantain (Plantago).including Groundsel, Lady's Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw and Heath Bedstraw, over-wintering as a pupa.There are two generations, flying in May and June and again in August and September.
Habitat	A common species throughout Britain, occupying woodland fringes, gardens and meadowland
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