Gelechiidae

35.0299 Bindweed Zebra Moth Helcystogramma triannulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Immigrant

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 7mm

Habitats: Hedgerows and embankments where the foodplants are present.

Habits: Two females were recorded on the Scilly Isles in 2013.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. On the European mainland the larva feeds from within a folded leaf, making opaque windows in the leaves of Hedge Bindweed or Field Bindweed. It also feeds on Morning Glory and in some Meditteranean countries it can be a pest on Sweet Potato.