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Small Marbled

Eublemma parva

Checklist Number
72.073 [B&F: 2408]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Toxocampinae
Genus:Eublemma
Species:parva
Authority:(Hübner, [1808])

Immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in the south, in some years in good numbers, for example, in 1953 when a minimum of 40 were recorded, in 1968 when there were at least 30, and more recently in 2006 and 2009. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight benefited from small influxes in 1953 and to a lesser extent in 1968, it has become virtually annual in the 2000s, with 2011 seeing 32 records of 45 individuals across the two counties. Wingspan 16-18 mm. The most likely confusion species are Purple Marbled E. ostrina and Scarce Marbled E. minutata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on flowers of Common Fleabane and Ploughman's-spikenard, unable to over-winter in significant numbers.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)