49.191 BF1102  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Endothenia nigricostana – Hedge Marble – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Black-edged Marble
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The forewing is blackish grey, with a diffuse, sometimes obscure, large pale yellowish-brown or yellowish blotch on the dorsum, at about one half.
Distribution:  (Last record: 23 June 2024 at Rose End Meadows, DWT )  –  From available data would suggest this moth is uncommon, localised but widespread across the county. – There are only a handful of records since 1934, from a few sites in the county.
Flight Period: June /  –  On the wing in June – restricted to the food plant Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar, Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Food Plant: Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Rose End Meadows, DWT

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© / Rose-end Meadows – Clive Ashton©

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Distribution Map for Endothenia nigricostana

Found 12 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Endothenia nigricostana

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Endothenia nigricostana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Endothenia nigricostana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Endothenia nigricostana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Endothenia nigricostana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Endothenia nigricostana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Endothenia nigricostana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 19 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Endothenia nigricostana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Endothenia nigricostana
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Endothenia nigricostana – 12 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Endothenia nigricostanaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202511/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanarose end meadowsSK25Y202423/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaHigh Peak Trail - Newhaven to HurdlowSK16H202427/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaWoodcote WoodSK31P202216/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaKings Newton FieldsSK32Y202219/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaAllestree, DerbySK33P202202/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaClover Close, ElvastonSK43B202128/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaAllestree, DerbySK33P202113/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201614/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Endothenia nigricostanaMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201324/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Endothenia nigricostanaNewboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C200713/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Endothenia nigricostanaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199304/07/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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