About Endothenia nigricostana (Haworth, 1811)
Endothenia nigricostana, commonly called the black-edged marble, is a moth species in the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is distributed across most of Europe, extending east to Japan. Its preferred habitats are woodland margins and embankments. The wingspan of adult moths is 11 to 15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Stachys palustris, Stachys sylvatica, and Lamium species. They feed downward from the flower into the plant's stem and roots.
