Endothenia nigricostana

Endothenia nigricostana, the black-edged marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found from most of Europe,[2] east to Japan. The habitat consists of woodland margins and embankments.

Endothenia nigricostana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Endothenia
Species:
E. nigricostana
Binomial name
Endothenia nigricostana
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix nigricostana Haworth, [1811]
  • Penthina illepidana Kennel, 1901
  • Tortrix (Coccyx) squalidana var. remyana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Tortrix remyana Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Tortrix (Coccyx) squalidana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys palustris, Stachys silvatica, and Lamium species.[4] They eat down from the flower into the stem and roots.[5]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  5. UKmoths



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