49.191 BF1102 – Hedge Marble – Endothenia nigricostana – (Haworth, 1811)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– 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.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Rose End Meadows, DWT
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© / Rose-end Meadows – Clive Ashton©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1993 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Endothenia nigricostana
Found 12 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 8 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 4 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 8 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 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.
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.
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
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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%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Endothenia nigricostana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Endothenia nigricostana
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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Endothenia nigricostana – 12 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 11/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44476317 |
| rose end meadows | SK25Y | 23/06/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36591207 |
| High Peak Trail - Newhaven to Hurdlow | SK16H | 27/05/2024 | 1 | adult | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38362675 |
| Kings Newton Fields | SK32Y | 19/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34059718 |
| Woodcote Wood | SK31P | 16/06/2022 | 1 | adult | Harding, Ian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27022518 |
| Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 02/06/2022 | 1 | adult | Plant, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34959930 |
| Clover Close, Elvaston | SK43B | 28/06/2021 | 1 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC20852994 |
| Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 13/06/2021 | 1 | adult | Plant, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34959922 |
| Jim Mart Nature Reserve | SK36S | 14/06/2016 | 1 | Adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34908859 |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 24/06/2013 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP8UX |
| Newboundmill Lane,Pleasley | SK56C | 13/06/2007 | 1 | Adult | B. Elliott;C. Stubbs | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3UH |
| Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, Chesterfield | SK37K | 04/07/1993 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP115 |