Eublemma parva
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Eublemma parva, the small marbled, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. The Latin name parva means "the little one". This species can be found from North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, southern Tunisia), Central and southern Africa (Eswatini Niger, South Africa, Sudan), and southern Europe to Central Asia. Also 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 mainly inhabit hot and semi-arid areas of all kinds, including nutrient-poor grasslands, rocky slopes and scrubland.
The wingspan can reach 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in) Forewings are pale ochreous, tinged with yellowish, with a pale reddish median band bordered with white, preceded by brown suffusion. A brown tint is present near the apex. A black dot is visible on the discocellular. The submarginal line is pale and hardly marked and contains a black speck below the apex. The hind wings are brownish gray, whiter towards the base.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Marbled sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Marbled in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Marbled sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Small Marbled sightings, Madrid ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Valencia (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Small Marbled that you can see in Madrid (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Turnip Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Marbled is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (25 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
