About Eublemma parva (Hübner)
Technical description and variation: Eublemma parva has a wingspan ranging from 14 to 18 millimetres (0.55 to 0.71 inches). Its forewings are pale ochreous with a faint yellowish tinge. They feature a pale reddish median band bordered with white, preceded by brown suffusion; a brown tint near the apex; a small black dot on the discocellular; and a pale, faintly marked submarginal line that holds a black speck below the apex. Hindwings are brownish gray, and whiter toward the base. The aberration rubefacta Mab, found in Corsica and Sicily, has forewings with dark brown basal and terminal areas tinged with rose, a very prominent brown median shade and its pale edging, and a dark hindwing. In typical specimens, the space between the median and outer lines stays pale ochreous or brownish. In several specimens, especially females from Morocco, Spain, and Syria, this space is finely dusted with pearl grey, which is classified as aberration griseata ab. nov. (Warren). This species is fairly similar to Eublemma ostrina (purple marbled) and Eublemma minutata (scarce marbled). Distribution and habitat: This species occurs from North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, southern Tunisia), Central and southern Africa (Eswatini, Niger, South Africa, Sudan), and southern Europe, through southern Europe to Central Asia. It is also found in the Middle East, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north-west India. It is a migratory species and can be found north of the Alps. These moths primarily live in all types of hot and semi-arid areas, including nutrient-poor grasslands, rocky slopes, and scrubland.
