Moth - Duponchelia fovealis

Seen in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Looks like the European Pepper Moth (Duponchelia fovealis)? Or something closely related? Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Agreed :) Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    That makes 3, app says the same thing. Posted 5 years ago
3. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you so much for the ID! I have found it funny this fact:
  <<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>>
  So these moths are endemic from the Canaries but they are by now all over the place :-D Posted 5 years ago

The European Pepper Moth

"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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Patomarazul

By Patomarazul

Uploaded Jan 16, 2020. Captured May 2, 2019 21:47 in Comercial Center Biosfera - 3rd Floor, Calle Juan Carlos I, 15, 35510 Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Spain.

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