Crambidae

63.047 Banded Sable Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Immigrant

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 11.5mm

Habitats:

Habits: The moth is nocturnal and has rarely been disturbed in the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain and Ireland. The polyphagous larva feeds from a silk web on a leaf of Spinach, beet, Cotton, Soya Bean, Maize and many other crops and herbaceous plants. It pupates in a cocoon on a spun leaf.