Eublemma parva

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Eublemma parva
Eublemma parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species: E. parva
Binomial name
Eublemma parva
(Hübner, 1808)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua parva Hübner, [1808]
  • Micra parva var. rubefacta Mabille, 1869
  • Micra chalybea Swinhoe, 1884

The Small Marbled (Eublemma parva) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Africa and southern Europe to central Asia. It is a migratory species and is also found north of the Alps.

The wingspan is 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in).[2] Adults are on wing from March to November.

The larvae feed on Inula, Centaurea, Helichrysum and Gnaphalium species. Larvae can be found from July to September.

References

  1. Eublemma at funet
  2. "Small Marbled Eublemma parva". UK Moths. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 


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