Eublemma purpurina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Eublemma purpurina, the beautiful marbled, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from North Africa through the Iberian Peninsula and southern France east to Romania, southern Russia, southern Turkey up to western central Asia. In the north it ranges to Valais, in eastern Austria and Hungary and the Czech Republic.
These moths have been observed to migrate towards recently burned forest areas in Western Bohemia forests in the Czech Republic alongside other moth species. The wingspan is 20–26 millimetres (0.79–1.02 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to September in two generations.
The larvae feed on creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Marbled sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 330th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Marbled in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Marbled sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Beautiful Marbled sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, under 5%).
Same genus: Eublemma
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Marbled that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Eublemma) are Purple Marbled (about 10%) and Small Marbled (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Marbled is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
