Endothenia nigricostana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2023, 1:08 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium. Possibly overlooked, as larvae have easily been found on many locations.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Endotheniini > Genus: Endothenia > Species: Endothenia nigricostana
- Vernacular names
- Donkere kuifbladroller (NL), Hedge Marble, Black-edged Marble (EN), Dunkelschopf-Blattroller (DE)
- Synonyms
- Endothenia remyana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 82.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingsapn 11–15 mm. The blue gray adults are quite distinctive with a yellow-ochreous dorsal blotch on the forewing, it can be variable and may be very pale.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in the stems and roots of the hostplant. Infested stems are recognizable by the brown frass in the upper part of the stem. The larva overwinters in the rootstock. In spring it pupates in the dead stem, a little below the prepared exit hole. The pupa protrudes the exit hole before emerging.
The adults are resting amongst the food plant during the day and are active from late afternoon onwards and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till August with a peak during May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stachys sylvatica and Stachys palustris
- Host plant (genera):
- Lamium
The larva lives on Stachys sylvatica, Stachys palustris and Lamium.
Habitat
It occurs in woodland margins and embankments.
