Acontia lucida

Acontia lucida, the pale shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

[2] This species can be found in most of Europe, east to Turkey, Iran and India.

[3][4] The pale shoulder can be found in grasslands, dry meadows, steppes, dunes and roadsides, where the host plants are present.

The forewings show a greyish-white front part and a wide dark brown median band, dark mottled and marbled, larger in the centre.

[5] The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on various herbaceous plants, mainly on mallow (Malva species), common marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), goosefoots (Chenopodium) and dandelion (Taraxacum).

Lateral view
Mounted specimen