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The Pale Shoulder

Acontia lucida

Description:

The Pale Shoulder (Acontia lucida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The pale shoulder can be found in grasslands, dry meadows, steppes, dunes and roadsides, where the host plants are present. It was spotted near the Goritsa hill Archaeological reserve, Volos city, Greece, while foraging on a mallow flower.

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2 Comments

Dear Mark, she looked like she was sleeping on the flower, when I spotted her...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Day flight?

Βόλος, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on May 24, 2017
Submitted on Jul 25, 2017

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