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Pale Shoulder
Acontia lucida
40.5935, 23.1215
Field Notes
Description:
Pale shoulder moth (Acontia lucida) on Marrubium peregrinum (horehound).
Habitat:
Mountain rocky meadow on the edge of deciduous forest.
Notes:
The wingspan of Acontia lucida can reach 26–30 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen are white. The forewings show a greyish white front part and a wide dark brown median band, dark-mottled and marbled, larger in the centre. A white mark is present on the outer edge of the forewings, while a brown mark is close to the apex. Hindwings are whitish-fuscous, with a brown band near the apex.
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Photographed
PublishedAugust 31, 2017
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