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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Endothenia |
| Species: | E. nigricostana
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| Endothenia nigricostana | |
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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
edit- ^ 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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