About Acontia lucida Hufnagel, 1766
Acontia lucida Hufnagel, 1766 has a wingspan that reaches 26–30 mm. Its head, thorax, and abdomen are white. The forewings have a greyish-white front section and a wide dark brown median band that is darkly mottled and marbled, and is larger at the centre. A white marking is present on the outer edge of the forewings, while a brown marking sits close to the apex. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, with a brown band near the apex. Larvae of this species are green or brown, with transverse whitish bands. This species occurs across most of Europe, and extends eastward to Turkey, Iran, and India. It has also been recorded in Algeria, and is a rare migrant to the south coast of Great Britain. Acontia lucida, also called the pale shoulder, inhabits grasslands, dry meadows, steppes, dunes, and roadsides where its host plants grow.
