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Flame Shoulder
Ochropleura plecta (Linnaeus, 1761)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2102 / 73.329
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Lower Stondon July 2008

Similar Bedfordshire 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

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 15 April to 30 September - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 21 (95%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
08/09/2024+30TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
01/09/2024230TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
31/08/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
30/08/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
28/08/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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