Black-edged Marble vs Tortricid moth

Endothenia nigricostana compared with Endothenia quadrimaculana

Key Differences

• Black-edged Marble is Near Threatened while Tortricid moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-edged Marble	Tortricid moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Endothenia	Endothenia
Species	Endothenia nigricostana	Endothenia quadrimaculana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-edged Marble and Tortricid moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Endothenia.

Conservation Status

Black-edged Marble

NT — Near Threatened

Tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-edged Marble	Tortricid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-edged Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tortricid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black-edged Marble

The Black-edged Marble (Endothenia nigricostana) is a species in the genus Endothenia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden