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Helcystogramma convolvuli

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Helcystogramma convolvuli
Holotype
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. convolvuli
Binomial name
Helcystogramma convolvuli
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
  • Brachmia convolvuli
  • Lecithocera convolvuli
  • Lecithocera emigrans Meyrick, 1921
  • Brachmia crypsilychna Meyrick, 1914
  • Lecithocera effera Meyrick, 1918
  • Brachmia dryadopa Meyrick, 1918

Helcystogramma convolvuli, the sweet potato moth, sweetpotato webworm moth, sweetpotato leaf roller or black leaf folder, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is mainly found in Asia and Africa, but there are also records from Oceania, the Middle East, the Caribbean[2] and Florida in the United States.[3] The species is also found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark tawny fuscous. The hindwings are brownish grey.[4]

The larvae feed on Convolvulaceae species, including Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulus arvensis, Merremia quinquefolia, Ipomoea aquatica, Ipomoea cairica and Ipomoea alba.[5]

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