The wingspan can reach 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in)[6] Forewings are pale ochreous, tinged with yellowish, with a pale reddish median band bordered with white, preceded by brown suffusion. A brown tint is present near the apex. A black dot is visible on the discocellular. The submarginal line is pale and hardly marked and contains a black speck below the apex. The hind wings are brownish gray, whiter towards the base.[5]
The ab. rubefacta Mab, from Corsica and Sicily, shows the basal and terminal areas of the forewing, dark brown tinged with rose; the brown median shade and its pale edging very prominent; the hindwing dark; — in typical specimens the space between median and outer lines remains pale ochreous or brownish; in several examples, especially females, from Morocco, Spain, and Syria this space is finely dusted with pearl grey, = ab. griseata ab. nov.[Warren].[7]
This species occurs in several generations each year. Adults are on wing from March to November.[5] The larvae are light brown with reddish shades and longitudinal white lines. The hairs are rather sparse. The head and the prothoracic shield are brown. They can be found from July to September.[5] They mainly feed on common Asteraceae such as common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), ploughman's-spikenard (Inula conyzae),[6]Limbarda crithmoides,[2]Inula viscosa, Centaurea calcitrapa, Helichrysum and Gnaphalium species.[1] Pupation usually occurs within these flowers.
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^ ab"Small Marbled Eublemma parva". UK Moths. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
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eublemma, parva, small, marbled, moth, family, erebidae, species, first, described, jacob, hübner, 1808, small, marbled, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, superfamily, noct. Eublemma parva the small marbled is a moth of the family Erebidae The species was first described by Jacob Hubner in 1808 3 Small marbled Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Erebidae Genus Eublemma Species E parva Binomial name Eublemma parva Hubner 1808 Synonyms Eublemma nymphodora Meyrick 1902 1 Micra chalybea Swinhoe 1884 2 Micra parva var rubefacta Mabille 1869 1 Noctua parva Hubner 1808 2 Porphyrinia lactescens Turati 1924 1 Thalpochares parvula Moore 1881 1 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Technical description and variation 4 Biology 5 References 6 External linksEtymology editThe Latin name parva means the little one 2 Distribution and habitat edit nbsp Habitat in Profitis Ilias Rhodes Greece This species can be found from North Africa Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco southern Tunisia 1 Central and southern Africa Eswatini Niger South Africa Sudan 1 and southern Europe 4 to Central Asia Also the Middle East Turkey Caucasus Transcaucasia Iraq Iran Afghanistan Pakistan and north west India It is a migratory species and can be found north of the Alps These moths mainly inhabit hot and semi arid areas of all kinds including nutrient poor grasslands rocky slopes and scrubland 5 Technical description and variation editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms nbsp Side view The wingspan can reach 14 18 millimetres 0 55 0 71 in 6 Forewings are pale ochreous tinged with yellowish with a pale reddish median band bordered with white preceded by brown suffusion A brown tint is present near the apex A black dot is visible on the discocellular The submarginal line is pale and hardly marked and contains a black speck below the apex The hind wings are brownish gray whiter towards the base 5 The ab rubefacta Mab from Corsica and Sicily shows the basal and terminal areas of the forewing dark brown tinged with rose the brown median shade and its pale edging very prominent the hindwing dark in typical specimens the space between median and outer lines remains pale ochreous or brownish in several examples especially females from Morocco Spain and Syria this space is finely dusted with pearl grey ab griseata ab nov Warren 7 This species is rather similar to the purple marbled Eublemma ostrina and the scarce marbled Eublemma minutata Biology editThis species occurs in several generations each year Adults are on wing from March to November 5 The larvae are light brown with reddish shades and longitudinal white lines The hairs are rather sparse The head and the prothoracic shield are brown They can be found from July to September 5 They mainly feed on common Asteraceae such as common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica ploughman s spikenard Inula conyzae 6 Limbarda crithmoides 2 Inula viscosa Centaurea calcitrapa Helichrysum and Gnaphalium species 1 Pupation usually occurs within these flowers References edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Eublemma parva a b c d e f g African Moths a b c d Lepiforum de in German Savela Markku August 2 2019 Eublemma parva Hubner 1808 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved November 17 2019 Fauna Europaea a b c d Gianluca Doremi Altervista in Italian a b Small Marbled Eublemma parva UK Moths Retrieved March 26 2017 Seitz A Ed 1914 Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde Verlag Alfred Kernen Stuttgart Band 3 Abt 1 Die Grossschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter 1914External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eublemma parva British Lepidoptera Paolo Mazzei Daniel Morel Raniero Panfili Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Lepidoptera and their Ecology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eublemma parva amp oldid 1133448338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
