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Small Marbled
Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
Erebidae: Boletobiinae
2408 / 72.073
Photo © Allan Eaton,  27/10/2022 - Kessingland

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Marsh Oblique-barred
Hypenodes humidalis
Beautiful Marbled
Eublemma purpurina
Forewing: 7-8mm.
Flight: Migrants June - July
Foodplant:   Fleabane, Ploughman's-spikenard
Red List:
GB Status: Immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Not recorded from the County in Morley's time.

Recent Suffolk Status: The first County record was on 26.08.2012, at Bawdsey Hall (M.J. Deans). The second record, also the first for VC26 was at Woolpit on 20.06.2013 (P. Bryant). Following that, there were 6 records in 2015, then 4 records in 2017 and a single record in 2022.

Life history: Multi-brooded on the continent.

Identification: Purple Marbled is a bigger moth with streaking and a basal streak. Beautiful Marbled is bigger with normally a quite clear separation between the purple and pale yellow.

Habitat: Coastal.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 5 (9%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2012.
Last Recorded in 2022.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
27/10/2022125TM58Carlton Colville/Kessingland
26/10/2017125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
17/10/2017125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
13/07/2017125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
07/07/2017125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
03/08/2015125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
18/07/2015125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
18/07/2015125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
14/07/2015125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
06/07/2015125TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
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