''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, east to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. The habitat consists of woodland margins and embankments.
The
wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on ''
Stachys palustris'', ''
Stachys sylvatica
''Stachys sylvatica'', commonly known as hedge woundwort, whitespot, or sometimes as hedge nettle, is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to tall in woodland and unmanaged grassland. In temperate zones of the northern hemisphere it flowers in ...
'', and ''
Lamium'' species. They eat down from the flower into the stem and roots.
UKmoths
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References
Moths described in 1811
Endotheniini
Moths of Europe
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