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 (Radford's flame shoulder) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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]

References

  1. ↑ Afromoth
  2. ↑ Afromoth from: Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :1–496.


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