Cornifrons ulceratalis explained

Cornifrons ulceratalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece,^[1] Morocco, Algeria^[2] and the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 22 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Henophyton deserti and Sesamum indicum.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716000406/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442923 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/1446/eje_106_2_225_Dantart.pdf Long-distance wind-borne dispersal of the moth Cornifrons ulceratalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Evergestinae) into the northern Mediterranean
3. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ANNA_7_0241-0284.pdf Beitrag zur Microlepidopterenfauna des canarischen Archipels