Biology:Endothenia nigricostana
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Short description: Species of moth
Endothenia nigricostana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Endothenia |
Species: | E. nigricostana
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Endothenia nigricostana (Haworth, 1811)[1]
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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 silvatica, and Lamium species.[4] They eat down from the flower into the stem and roots.[5]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13574029 entry
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