EPPO Global Database

Cacyreus marshalli(CACYMA)

Distribution details in Israel

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
Pest status declared by NPPO: Not present (2011-01)
Comments
NPPO (2011-01): not present.

Başbay & John (2021) mention a first record in Jerusalem by Benyamini & Kurman S (2020) in 2019. The original publication was not available.
References
* Başbay O, John E (2021) A review of current range expansion of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) in western Turkey. Entomologist's Gazette, 72(1), 59-63.

* Benyamini D, Kurman S (2020) The first records of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 from Israel, the east Mediterranean, Western Asia & Alexandria, Egypt. Atalanta 51(1/2): 3–6.

* Handal EN (2022) The geranium bronze butterfly, Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, 1898)(Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera), a new invasive species and additional records to the butterfly fauna of the Palestinian territories-West Bank. Jordan Journal of Natural History 9, 2.

* NPPO of Israel (2011-01).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Egypt Present, few occurrences view...