EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 05 - 2025 Num. article: 2025/119

First record of Platynota stultana in Malta


In February 2024, one female specimen of Platynota stultana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae – omnivorous leafroller- EPPO A2 List) was reported in Malta, in Żebbuġ (western Malta). This is the first report of P. stultana in Malta. Catania et al. (2025) suggest the moth was introduced on agricultural food imports.

The situation of Platynota stultana in Malta can be described as: Present, few occurrences. 


Sources

Catania A, Seguna A, Borg JJ, Sammut P (2025) Platynota stultana Walsingham, 1884 a new record for Malta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Sparganothini). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 53, 209-211. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.1042