Endothenia quadrimaculana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2023, 3:54 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Endotheniini > Genus: Endothenia > Species: Endothenia quadrimaculana
- Vernacular names
- Paardenkopbladroller (NL), Marsh Marble, Blotched Marble (EN), Beinwell-Stängelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Endothenia antiquana (Hübner, 1822)
- 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 77.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–22 mm. A brown species with darker markings showing a dark bold triangular mark pointed to the dorsum with an angle greater than 90 degrees.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silk-lined gallery in the roots and underground stem of the food plant and hibernates. Pupation in a cocoon in the stem base or spun in the soil or amongst leaf-litter.
The adults are active in the evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from the mid-May till mid-October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stachys palustris
The larva lives on Stachys palustris, and occasionally on Mentha spicata or possibly Stachys sylvatica.
Habitat
It inhabits fields, damp meadows and hedgerows.
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