Eudemis porphyrana
Wingspan about 20 mm.
Eudemis profundana, the Diamond-back Marble
This is a rare species in our area, we therefore recommend that you retain the specimen so that it can be verified by the County Recorder.
Associated with Apple trees, the larval food plant.
Flight period is July and August.
In Britain the larvae feed mainly on Apple forming a leaf roll.
Quite a rare species in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as Nationally Scarce A.
Rare in VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland).
andrew johnson
Dadlington garden
01 July 2025
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- Apple Marble
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- 01/07/2025 (Johnson, Andrew)
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- 01/07/2025 (Johnson, Andrew)
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