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: 23/06/2024 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 Date: 23/06/2024
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

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Found 11 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Endothenia nigricostana

Monthly Counts By Year: Endothenia nigricostana

Recordings By Year: Endothenia nigricostana

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Endothenia nigricostana

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Endothenia nigricostana

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 – 11 records available

Listed by Year - descending

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

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