Endothenia nigricostana
| Endothenia nigricostana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Endothenia |
| Species: | E. nigricostana |
| Binomial name | |
| Endothenia nigricostana (Haworth, 1811)[1] | |
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Endothenia nigricostana, the black-edged marble, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. 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 silvatica, and Lamium species.[4] They eat down from the flower into the stem and roots.[5]
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