A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore, Maryland (8/2/2014).

Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/27/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/29/2013).

Photo by Mike Burchett MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2014).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Steve Scholnick MBP List

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 189607 - Psn: 35)

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013).

Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/2/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Willey MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230835 - Psn: 45)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 196356 - Psn: 65)

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Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 227595 - Psn: 66)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Spotted Peppergras Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2013).

Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Rod Burley MBP List

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2014).

Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2010).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A female Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2004).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/7/2010). Determined by John R. Maxwell/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Thomas Wilson MBP List

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 409981 - Psn: 225)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

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Larvae feed on pepperweed, Field Pennycress, and cabbage (Beadle, 2012).

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A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore, Maryland (8/2/2014). Media by Emily Stanley.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/29/2013). Media by Mike Burchett.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2014). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by jesse via iNaturalist.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Spotted Peppergras Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2014). Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A female Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2015). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Spotted Peppergrass Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/7/2010). Determined by John R. Maxwell/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

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Eustixia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eustixia Hübner, 1823
Species:	E. pupula
Binomial name
*Eustixia pupula* Hübner, 1823^[1]
Synonyms
Thelcteria Lederer, 1863

Eustixia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Eustixia pupula, the spotted peppergrass moth, described by the same author in the same publication, is found in North America from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lepidium species, Thlaspi arvense and cabbage.

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^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Species Eustixia pupula - Spotted Peppergrass Moth - Hodges#4794". BugGuide. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

Taxon identifiers
Eustixia	Wikidata: Q5414356 BOLD: 22677 BugGuide: 29261 ButMoth: 11378.0 CoL: 9293P EoL: 36458 GBIF: 1885731 iNaturalist: 142997 LepIndex: 22785 NBN: NHMSYS0020420506 NCBI: 2612990 Open Tree of Life: 3168940

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Spotted Peppergrass Moth

Eustixia pupula Hübner, 1823

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