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Pepper moth

Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pepper moth

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pepper moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pepper moth as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. Denmark
  3. Germany
  4. Poland
  5. United Kingdom
  6. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the pepper moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pepper moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusDuponchelia
  7. SpeciesDuponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847

Synonyms Duponchelia canuisalis, Duponchelia eanuisalis, Duponchelia griseata, Duponchelia uniflexalis, Duponchellia fovealis, Stenia canuisalis

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Dark marbled tabbyEnglish
  • European pepper mothEnglish
  • Southern European marshland pyralidEnglish
  • عثة الفلفل الأوروبيةArabic
  • GewächshauszünslerGerman
  • kasvihuonekoisaFinnish
  • Botys de CannesFrench
  • עש הרקפתHebrew
  • tropeengmottNorwegian Bokmål
  • DuponcheliamotDutch
  • Smukliczanka bruzdowanaPolish
  • vijačka skleníkováSlovak
  • tandsydmottSwedish
  • Südeuropäischer OrchideenwicklerGerman
  • Südeuropäischer OrchideenzünslerGerman
  • Mediterrane lichtmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pepper moth

Other species in the same genus Duponchelia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the pepper moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the pepper moth as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the pepper moth?

The pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pepper-moth

MLA

“Pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pepper-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{pepper_moth_2026,
  title = {Pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pepper-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}