Endothenia nigricostana explained

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,^[1] east to Japan. The habitat consists of woodland margins and embankments.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys palustris, Stachys sylvatica, and Lamium species.^[3] They eat down from the flower into the stem and roots.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210215448/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438501 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211212359/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=361690&p=1 . 2013-12-11 . dead .
3. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2013-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110908073938/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Enigricostana.htm . 2011-09-08 . dead .
4. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1102 UKmoths