Eublemma ostrina

Eublemma ostrina
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
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

The Purple Marbled (Eublemma ostrina) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is mainly found in central and southern Europe, but is also a scarce migrant in the United Kingdom, where it is mainly found along the south coast.

The wingspan is 18-25 mm.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Carlina vulgaris. Other recorded foodplants include Carlina species in general, as well as Echinops, Carduus and Cirsium species.

External links

• UKmoths