Black-edged Marble vs Heath Marble

Endothenia nigricostana compared with Endothenia ericetana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-edged Marble	Heath Marble
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Endothenia	Endothenia
Species	Endothenia nigricostana	Endothenia ericetana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-edged Marble

NT — Near Threatened

Heath Marble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-edged Marble	Heath Marble
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.

Heath Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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