Ochropleura leucogaster

Radford's flame shoulder
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Ochropleura
Species:	O. leucogaster
Binomial name
	Ochropleura leucogaster; (Freyer, 1831)
Synonyms
	Noctua leucogaster; Agrotis leucogaster; Rhyacia leucogaster;

Ochropleura leucogaster, or Radford's flame shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1831. 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] It is believed to be extinct in Great Britain unlike O. plecta.

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^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

Radford's Flame Shoulder at UKMoths
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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