Species Details

ABH: 63.046

BF: 1403a

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Spilomelinae

Taxon: Duponchelia fovealis

Authority: Zeller, 1847

Vernacular: European Pepper Moth

Account: Suspected rare immigrant, or perhaps accidentally imported, from southern Europe and most frequently recorded in houses, garden centres, nurseries and glass houses Unmistakable.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 19 — 21 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 31 Jul (2018) — 31 Jul (2018)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Migrant/Adventive

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/duponchelia-fovealis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2018

Latest Year: 2018

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