EPPO Global Database

Duponchelia fovealis(DUPOFO)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1994: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1991
From CABI Pest map 704 (2022): Present, no details
Comments
Observed in 1991 in greenhouses in the greater Berlin, causing severe damage to poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherima). Also found in 1991 in an aquatic plant nursery and in a tropical glasshouse near Stuttgart.
References
* Billen W (1994) [On the harmfulness of Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller, 1847) in Germany (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)]. Nota Lepidopterologica 16(3-4), p 212 (in German).

* Jackel B, Kummer B, Kurzhals M (1994) Problemschadling Duponchelia. De Ga Pflanzenschultz 31, 1698-1700.

* Schmalstieg H, Kummer B (2010) Plant protection aspects of horticulture and market gardening in Berlin. Julius-Kühn-Archiv. JKI, Quedlinburg, Germany. Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, 352.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Present, few occurrences view...
Czech Republic Present, no details view...
Denmark Absent, intercepted only view...
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, no details view...
Netherlands Present, no details view...
Poland Present, few occurrences view...