The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white stigmata and a creamy-yellow streak along the costa which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are pure white.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Forewing red brown suffused with purple; costal streak broadly cream colour to outer line, sometimes red speckled; cell and a basal streak below median vein blackish or deep red; orbicular and reniform stigmata with bright pale rings and grey centres, the latter followed by a small black blotch; lines rarely visible; hindwing whitish; patagia red-brown; dorsum greyish fuscous, sometimes with basal half cream coloured, sometimes wholly cream coloured. The ab. unimacula Stgr. [now ssp.] from Spain has the orbicular stigma obsolete; — in ab. anderssoni Lampa from Scandinavia the forewing is blackish purple; in ab. glaucimacula Graes. from Amurland the stigmata are smaller, as in leucogaster Frr. [now full species] and pearl grey in colour; the outer line of forewing well marked and indicated on hindwing also by vein-dots; patagia black brown; — ab. ignota uncertainly ranked by Swinh., described in the first instance from Sri Lanka, has the cell red like the rest of wing; European examples of this form are generally entirety pale red, with the costal streak red-speckled and usually females.[1]
5,5a,5b,5c larva after last moult
Biologyedit
Two broods are produced each year with adults flying from April to June and again in August and September.[2] It flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar and also to the flowers of ragwort.
The caterpillar is brownish. Ventral area yellowish. There are fine dark line found on dorsal area. Stigmata black in color.[3]
The larva, grey with a yellow stripe along each side, feeds on a range of plants (see list below). This species overwinters as a pupa.
^Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
^The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
^Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^"Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS – A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London".
Referencesedit
Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
External linksedit
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flame, shoulder, flame, shoulder, ochropleura, plecta, moth, family, noctuidae, species, first, described, carl, linnaeus, 1761, distributed, throughout, palearctic, from, ireland, west, siberia, then, korea, japan, east, scientific, classificationdomain, euka. The flame shoulder Ochropleura plecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 It is distributed throughout the Palearctic from Ireland in the west to Siberia then Korea and Japan in the east Flame shoulderScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus OchropleuraSpecies O plectaBinomial nameOchropleura plecta Linnaeus 1761 SynonymsPhalaena plecta Ochropleura vicaria Ochropleura plectellaThe forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white stigmata and a creamy yellow streak along the costa which gives the species its common name The hindwings are pure white Contents 1 Technical description and variation 2 Biology 3 Recorded food plants 4 Subspecies 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksTechnical description and variation editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms The wingspan is 28 34 mm Forewing red brown suffused with purple costal streak broadly cream colour to outer line sometimes red speckled cell and a basal streak below median vein blackish or deep red orbicular and reniform stigmata with bright pale rings and grey centres the latter followed by a small black blotch lines rarely visible hindwing whitish patagia red brown dorsum greyish fuscous sometimes with basal half cream coloured sometimes wholly cream coloured The ab unimacula Stgr now ssp from Spain has the orbicular stigma obsolete in ab anderssoni Lampa from Scandinavia the forewing is blackish purple in ab glaucimacula Graes from Amurland the stigmata are smaller as in leucogaster Frr now full species and pearl grey in colour the outer line of forewing well marked and indicated on hindwing also by vein dots patagia black brown ab ignota uncertainly ranked by Swinh described in the first instance from Sri Lanka has the cell red like the rest of wing European examples of this form are generally entirety pale red with the costal streak red speckled and usually females 1 nbsp 5 5a 5b 5c larva after last moultBiology editTwo broods are produced each year with adults flying from April to June and again in August and September 2 It flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar and also to the flowers of ragwort The caterpillar is brownish Ventral area yellowish There are fine dark line found on dorsal area Stigmata black in color 3 The larva grey with a yellow stripe along each side feeds on a range of plants see list below This species overwinters as a pupa nbsp Habitat GermanyRecorded food plants editArachis peanut Aster Beta beet Galium bedstraw Plantago plantain Rumex docks and sorrel Salix willow Senecio groundsel Trifolium cloverSee Robinson G S et al 4 Subspecies editO p plecta Europe except Iberian Peninsula O p unimacula Iberian PeninsulaNotes edit Seitz A Ed 1914 Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde Verlag Alfred Kernen Stuttgart Band 3 Abt 1 Die Grossschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter 1914 The flight season refers to the British Isles This may vary in other parts of the range Hampson G F 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Robinson G S P R Ackery I J Kitching G W Beccaloni amp L M Hernandez 2010 HOSTS A Database of the World s Lepidopteran Hostplants Natural History Museum London References editChinery Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 Reprinted 1991 Skinner Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ochropleura plecta 73 329 BF2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus 1761 UKMoths Retrieved January 15 2019 Savela Markku Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus 1761 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved January 15 2019 10086 Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus 1760 Hellrandige Erdeule Lepiforum e V Retrieved January 15 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flame shoulder amp oldid 1025998348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
