Butterfly or moth
Pepper moth
Duponchelia fovealis · Crambidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMar · Aug–Sepmost records
Records104in 9 countries
Most seen inIvory Coast29 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Pepper moth in brief
The pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a butterfly or moth of the Crambidae family — species of insect.
Across the 9 countries we cover it has 104 published records, most of them from Ivory Coast, Gambia and Egypt. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, August and September and fall to their lowest in January and October.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ivory Coast29 records · best May, Jul
Gambia25 records · best Aug, Sep
Egypt21 records · best Mar, Aug
Seychelles11 records · best Mar, Feb
Malta7 records · best Apr, Oct
Iraq5 records · best Apr, May
Cape Verde3 records · best Feb, Jan
Qatar2 records · best Mar, Jan
Kuwait1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Crambidae family
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