Helcystogramma lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)

on Convolvulus, Ipomoea

mine

The larva spins leaves together, and mines them from a silken tube.

host plants

Convolvulaceae, oligophagous

Convolvulus althaeoides, arvensis, Ipomoea.

That the larvae would feed on Prosopis (Fabaceae, Bidzilya ao) seems unlikely.

phenology

Larvae in May – June and November (Klimesch, 1984a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

France, Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus (Fauna Europaea, 2009); Canary Islands (Klimesch, 1984a).

egg, larva, pupa

see Huertas Dionisio (2006a).

synonyms

Dichomeris, Onebala, lamprostoma.

references

Bella & Karsholt (2015a), Bidzilya, Karsholt, Kravchenko & Šumpich (2019a), Falck & Karsholt (2026a), Huertas Dionisio (2006a, 2007a), Karsholt & Huemer (2017a), Klimesch (1984a), Requena (2009a), Timossi, Bevacqua, Hausmann & Scalercio (2023a).