Eublemma ostrina

Purple marbled
Mounted
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. ostrina
Binomial name
Eublemma ostrina
(Hübner, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Noctua ostrina Hübner, [1808]
  • Erastria ostrina
  • Anthophila porphyrina Freyer, 1845
  • Anthophila numida Lucas, 1849
  • Micra carthami Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
  • Micra ostrina var. aestivalis Guenée, 1852
  • Eublemma ostrina thasia Koutsaftikis, 1973

Eublemma ostrina, the purple marbled, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808.[1] It is mainly found in central and southern Europe,[2] and further east, but is also a scarce migrant in the United Kingdom, where it is mainly found along the south coast.[3]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 2, 2019). "Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, [1808])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eublemma ostrina (Hübner 1808)". Fauna Europaea. 2.5. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Purple Marbled Eublemma ostrina". UKMoths. Retrieved March 26, 2013.