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Eublemma purpurina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Beautiful Marbled
72.0740 (B&F: 2409a)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Noctuoidea
    »Family: Erebidae
      »Subfamily: Boletobiinae
        »Tribe: Lithosiini

Number of records: 62
Recorded in: 24 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 04 ix 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 1Species that can be relatively easily identified even by inexperienced recorders with the use of up-to-date field guides. Such records would be accepted without the need for additional evidence as long as they conform to the normal flight period and geographical range of the species.

Very rare immigrant species has only twice been recorded in the county, at Findon Valley in 2006 and at Pulborough, the latter to mv light in Link Lane on August 19th 2012 (Pratt, 2013).

Eublemma purpurina
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, 14 viii 2017
Photo: Chris Bentley
Eublemma purpurina
Wildlife plot near Herstmonceux Castle, 15 ix 2020
Photo: Mike Mullis
Eublemma purpurina
Lewes, 15 vi 2021
Photo: Peter Tinning
Eublemma purpurina
Bracklesham, 29 vii 2019
Photo: Derek Lee
Eublemma purpurina
Bracklesham, 09 ix 2021
Photo: Derek Lee
Eublemma purpurina
Bracklesham, 08 ix 2021
Photo: Derek Lee
Eublemma purpurina
Scotney Estate, 10 viii 2020
Photo: Charles Waters
Eublemma purpurina
Findon, 28 vi 2021
Photo: John Christlieb

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Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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