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73.329 BF2102  –  Noctuidae –  Noctuinae – Ochropleura plecta – Flame Shoulder Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> Noctuidae  >> Noctuinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The moth gets its name from the prominent straw-coloured flashes down the leading edge of the forewing. These are bordered with black along the inner edge. The ground colour is a rich brick red or purplish-brown. Fairly diagnostic.
Distribution:  A resident species that is widely distributed and common in all areas of Derbyshire. Largest densities occur in the south of the county but it is not uncommon on the upland areas.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing May – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – is attracted to light and sugar Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 12-15mm Food Plant: Dock (Rumex), Plantain (Plantago).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Flame Shoulder - Noctuidae - Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder – Tony Davison – Melbourne
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Flame Shoulder – Tony Davison – Melbourne
Flame Shoulder - Noctuidae - Ochropleura plecta
73.329 BF2102 - Flame Shoulder - Noctuidae - Ochropleura plecta

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Distribution Map for Ochropleura plecta

derbyshiremoths.org © makes no guarantee of accuracy of data used in these maps and charts – they are presented to you with best endeavours and the data behind them updated periodically as time permits. Historic records are being discovered all the time. These will be assessed, so once they are all verified, they will be incorporated onto the map and charts.

Found 5350 records
    ↳ 21 from After 2025
    ↳ 1027 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4302 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Ochropleura plecta

Monthly Counts By Year: Ochropleura plecta

Recordings By Year: Ochropleura plecta

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ochropleura plecta

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ochropleura plecta

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Ochropleura plecta – 5350 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34U202526/04/20252
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202522/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202515/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202502/05/20252
Ochropleura plectaGreenhills BakewellSK26E202530/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34U202501/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202512/04/20252
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202501/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaHall Wood, CarsingtonSK25R202530/04/20252
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202526/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202522/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202517/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202503/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaCromford MoorSK25X202501/05/20252
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202529/04/20253
Ochropleura plectaAston-on-Trent, DerbyshireSK43A202528/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202511/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaLowcroft, Buxton SK17, UKSK07S202504/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202526/04/20251
Ochropleura plectaHavercroft RoadSK38L202502/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202501/05/20251
Ochropleura plectaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202407/08/20244
Ochropleura plectaBelpeSK34N202413/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaStonebroom.SK45E202409/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaWest Park Fox Covert LNRSK43W202406/09/20241
Ochropleura plectaGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09G202404/09/20241
Ochropleura plectaBirch ValeSK08I202411/08/20249
Ochropleura plectaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202403/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaRosliston Forestry Centre, Swadlincote, Derbys.SK21N202417/05/20243
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34N202414/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202429/07/20243
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202417/05/20242
Ochropleura plectaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202423/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaBrockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q202428/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202409/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202403/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaAmbaston Gravel PitsSK43F202421/08/20249
Ochropleura plectaBirch ValeSK08I202403/06/20243
Ochropleura plectaDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202412/08/202441
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202410/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34U202412/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaNinelands RoadSK28F202402/06/20242
Ochropleura plectaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202403/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34U202422/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202423/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202406/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaChaddesden, DerbySK33T202410/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202420/09/20241
Ochropleura plectaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202430/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaWoodland AveSK43R202430/08/20243
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34U202411/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202402/06/20243
Ochropleura plectaSandiacre GardenSK43T202415/08/20247
Ochropleura plectaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202413/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaShallcross Avenue, Whaley BridgeSK07E202417/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaQuarndon, DerbyshireSK34F202410/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202407/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaGarden, WaltonSK36U202418/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34N202414/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaPark Head, Crich.SK35M202426/08/20243
Ochropleura plectaSandiacre GardenSK43T202427/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202417/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaWoodland AveSK43R202423/08/20247
Ochropleura plectaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202408/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202431/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202424/06/20245
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202412/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202404/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202414/08/20247
Ochropleura plectaStonebroom.SK45E202404/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaPark Head, Crich.SK35M202431/08/20243
Ochropleura plectaSandiacre GardenSK43T202417/05/20243
Ochropleura plectaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202403/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaWoodland AveSK43R202409/08/202424
Ochropleura plectaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202407/05/20246
Ochropleura plectaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202429/05/20242
Ochropleura plectaKing's NewtonSK32Y202402/09/20245
Ochropleura plectaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202431/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202424/05/20242
Ochropleura plectaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202408/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202402/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaSandiacreSK43T202403/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaClover Close, ElvastonSK43B202429/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202402/09/20242
Ochropleura plectaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202425/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaWoodland AveSK43R202427/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34N202430/04/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34N202429/05/20241
Ochropleura plectaKing's NewtonSK32Y202412/05/20243
Ochropleura plectaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202431/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202412/08/202422
Ochropleura plectaInkersall gardenSK47G202424/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaNorton Lees, Sheffield (VC57)SK38L202429/06/20241
Ochropleura plectaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202424/05/20243
Ochropleura plectaAllestree, DerbySK33P202427/08/20241
Ochropleura plectaBelperSK34N202429/07/20241
Ochropleura plectaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202414/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202431/08/20242
Ochropleura plectaMellorSJ98Z202403/09/20241
Ochropleura plectaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202409/05/20242

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