Crambidae

63.0605 Desert Pearl Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858

Migrant

Similar species:

Forewing: c9mm

Habitats: Arid or desert habitats.

Habits: The first British records were in Dorset and Hampshire in December 2015 to MV light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. In the Mediterannean it feeds on Sesame and the desert shrub Henophyton deserti.