49.188 BF1099 – Bordered Marble – Endothenia marginana – (Haworth, 1811)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: E. gentianaeana, E. oblongana
ID pointers: The hind wing of male is bright white with a broad greyish border. Female hind-wing is brownish grey, paler towards the base.
Distribution: (Last record: 3 March 2025 at Markham Vale ) – Would suggest from the current available data, this moth is rare in Derbyshire. Only a handful of scattered records from across the county. Likely to be very localised.
General Comment: On 28th March 2022 – the late Claire Miles recorded a male at hartington that had emerged from a teasel head that had been taken indoors. The moth was identified by Gen Det.
*** Last updated on 14 January 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale
Selected Images: Hartington 2022 – the late Claire Miles© / Toyota Site, Derbyshire – Will Soar© / Markham Vale – Mark Radford©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1995 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2025 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Endothenia marginana
Found 18 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Endothenia marginana
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Monthly Records By Year:
Endothenia marginana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Endothenia marginana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Endothenia marginana
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Recordings By Year: Endothenia marginana
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Endothenia marginana
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Endothenia marginana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Endothenia marginana
Endothenia marginana
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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Endothenia marginana – 18 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 01/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Newcombe, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44178988 |
| Seymour MVN (Markham Vale North) | SK47L | 03/03/2025 | 1 | larva | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40333667 |
| Clover Close, Elvaston | SK43B | 29/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38104432 |
| Forbes Hole LNR | SK43W | 19/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37225855 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 14/08/2022 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29355107 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 28/03/2022 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC28815484 |
| biggin dale biggin | SK15P | 01/08/2014 | 1 | adult | adrian gardiner | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC7033254 |
| biggin dale | SK15P | 01/08/2014 | 1 | adult | adrian gardiner | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC7162971 |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 21/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP821 |
| Pleasley Pit NR (Pit Buildings) | SK46X | 25/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSFX |
| Pleasley Pit (Orchid patch) | SK46X | 07/07/2007 | 2 | Adult | B. Elliott;C. Stubbs | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3WW |
| Forbes Hole (meadow area),Long Eaton | SK43W | 22/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;B.G. Sewell;N.J. Ward | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COW3T |
| Burnaston (Toyota Plant NR), Derby | SK23V | 28/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;P. Precey;W. Soar | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP265 |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 23/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVNX |
| Moss Valley (Bridle Stile Meadow) | SK48F | 01/08/2003 | 1 | Adult | H.E. Beaumont;R.F. Botterill | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COS4V |
| Acton Rd Ind Est, Long Eaton | SK43W | 25/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP181 |
| Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, Chesterfield | SK37K | 21/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP17G |
| Acton Rd Ind Est, Long Eaton | SK43W | 19/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COS4C |