Purple Marbled - Eublemma ostrina
Wingspan 18 to 25 mm.
This is a rare moth in our area. Records should be supported by a good, close-up photograph.
Most likely to be recorded as a migrant in Britain, usually taken at light.
Most records are added in June or July, but individuals have been recorded through to October.
The larval food-plant is Carline Thistle
Mostly recorded as a migrant along the south coast of England with just a few records as far north as The Midlands.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Hinckley record of 30th May 2026 is the first for our area.
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Hinckley
30 May 2026
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Species profile
- Common names
- Purple Marbled
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Erebidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 30/05/2026 (Dowell, Ian)
- Last record:
- 30/05/2026 (Dowell, Ian)
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