Crambidae

63.046 European Pepper Moth Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847

Immigrant / Adventive

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 or 10mm

Habitats:

Habits: The moth is nocturnal and comes to light. It is sometimes found indoors.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain and Ireland. The polyphagous larva feeds from a silk web on a flower or leaf. It then bores into a stem or fruit of Begonia, Gerbera, Heuchera, Anemone, Cyclamen, Kalanchoe peppers, Tomato or Pomegranite and many other cultivated plants. It pupates in the web.