Photo © Simon Boswell
Purple Marbled
Eublemma ostrina
Checklist Number72.072 [B&F: 2407]
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: | ostrina |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1808]) |
Rare immigrant from southern Europe, with over 100 records of the adult in the British Isles; larvae and pupae have been found in some years, especially in the 1990s. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight a scarce immigrant with about twenty records from all three vice-counties. Wingspan 18-25 mm. Could be confused with Small Marbled E. parva which is usually much smaller, and has the forewing postmedian fascia present, curved almost as a semicircle below the costa (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on flowers and seedheads of various thistles, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bembridge (SZ68) | 14/06/1858 | - | Unknown | Adult |
| Bembridge (SZ68) | 11/08/1858 | - | E G Moore | Adult |
| Bembridge (SZ68) | 24/08/1858 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1880 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Chale Green (SZ47) | 20/05/1992 | three | IWG | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 26/08/1992 | one | Dale | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 18/06/2006 | one | Simon Colenutt | Adult |
| Atherfield (SZ48) | 14/11/2014 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Down (SZ39) | 30/10/1952 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Chilling (SU50) | 15/05/1992 | one | Dave Dana | Adult |
| Bishops Waltham (SU51) | 08/08/1992 | one | P J M Robinson | Adult |
| Beaulieu (SU30) | 15/10/1995 | one | Peter M Potts | Adult |
| Knatchbull Close (SU32) | 18/10/2017 | one | J Fisher | Adult |
| Dibden Purlieu (SU40) | 12/07/2019 | one | Brian Ivon-Jones | Adult |
| Bransgore (SZ19) | 15/07/2022 | one | Simon Boswell | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 30/06/1957 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 15/05/1969 | one | Simon Curson | Adult |
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 23/05/1969 | one | CH Dixon | Adult |
| Selborne (SU73) | 01/10/1999 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
