Endothenia nigricostana

Endothenia nigricostana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Endothenia
Species:	E. nigricostana
Binomial name
	Endothenia nigricostana; (Haworth, 1811)
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;

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.

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

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

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Fauna Europaea
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
^ UKmoths

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[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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