Eublemma parva, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
MOTH INFO
Eublemma parva is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
Noctua parva (Hübner, 1808)
Micra chalybea (Swinhoe, 1884)
Common name
Small Marbled
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Boletobiinae > Tribus: Eublemmini > Genus: Eublemma
Wingspan
14-18 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in warm dry areas of all kinds.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Compositae (Centaurea spinosum, Carduus, Carlina, Carthamus, Helichrysum, Inula, Pulicaria dysenterica, Dittrichia viscosa) and feeds on the flower heads.
Flight period
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