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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Helcystogramma |
| Species: | H. convolvuli
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| Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
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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]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ CSL Pest risk analysis for Helcystogramma convolvuli Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ lepiforum.de
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- ^ Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100
