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Crambidae
80a1051 – 5156.5   Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
             Exotic Greenhouse Invasive

© Mark Dreiling
Distribution: "Native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the species has become more broadly distributed in Northern Europe and North America through the nursery trade, often in greenhouses." - Hayden et al. (2003).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • fovealis Zeller 1847 (Duponchelia)
  • canuisalis Millière 1868 (Stenia)
  • eanuisalis Millière 1869 (Duponchelia?)
  • floeschlalis Legrand 1965 (Duponchelia)
  • griseata Butler 1875 (Hymenia)
  • komiensis Ghesquière 1942 (Decticogaster)
  • uniflexalis Mabille 1879 (Stenia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Fact Sheet at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture.
    • Hayden, J.E., S. Lee, S.C. Passoa, J. Young, J.-F. Landry, V. Nazari, R. Mally, L.A. Somma, and K.M. Ahlmark, 2013. Digital Identification of Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae. USDA-APHIS-PPQ Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. - species page at idtools.org.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Duponchelia fovealis
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    Duponchelia fovealis
    © Robert Zimlich
    Duponchelia fovealis
    © Jean-François Landry - CNC
    Duponchelia fovealis
    17mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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