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European Pepper Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Crambidae

Duponchelia fovealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is endemic to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands, but has extended its range to other parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Description Adult wingspan is about 20 mm.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 695Spain · 218Italy · 192Germany · 126France · 55United Kingdom · 26Belgium · 11Switzerland · 2Luxembourg · 1