Jump to content

Endothenia marginana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AddWittyNameHere (talk | contribs) at 02:53, 29 August 2016 (Stub-sorting: diffuse {{Tortricidae-stub}}->{{Olethreutinae-stub}}; Category:Insects of Europe->Category:Moths of Europe, Category:Insects of Turkey->Category:Moths of Turkey). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Endothenia marginana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Endothenia
Species:
E. marginana
Binomial name
Endothenia marginana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix marginana Haworth, [1811]
  • Antithesia similana Wilkinson, 1859
  • Endothenia marginana tarandina Laasonen & Laasonen, 1995

Endothenia marginana, the downland marble, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in almost all of Europe.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late May to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Dipsacus fullonum, Betonica officinalis, Galeopsis species, Pedicularis species, Rhinanthus species and Plantago lanceolata. They feed within the seedheads of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September to June.

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ^ UKmoths
Wikispecies has information related to Endothenia marginana.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Endothenia marginana.


Stub icon

This Olethreutinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Endothenia_marginana&oldid=736672664"