Endothenia quadrimaculana (Hawoth, 1811)
blotched marble
on Mentha, Stachys
parasite
The larva bores in the root crown and in the rhizome; here also the hibernation and pupation.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Mentha arvensis, spicata; Stachys palustris.
However, according to Pinzari ao the larvae is polyphagou and lives also on Euphorbia amygdaloides; Lycopus europaeus; Symphytum officinale.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Swatschek.
synonyms
Argyroploce, Endothenia, Olethreutes antiquana (Hübner, 1822).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2006a), Schutze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann (1956a).