EPPO Global Database

Cacyreus marshalli(CACYMA)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Pelargonium peltatum (PELPE) Major host
* John E, Thomas B, Başbay O, Cebeci Z, Coutsis JG (2018) The arrival of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) in Crete, with additional notes on range expansion in Greece and along coastal areas of northwestern Turkey. Entomologist's Gazette, 69(2), 85-97.
Pelargonium x hortorum (PELZO) Major host
* John E, Thomas B, Başbay O, Cebeci Z, Coutsis JG (2018) The arrival of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) in Crete, with additional notes on range expansion in Greece and along coastal areas of northwestern Turkey. Entomologist's Gazette, 69(2), 85-97.
Geranium (1GERG) Host
Pelargonium (1PELG) Host
* Lupi D, Jucke C (2005) The butterfly Cacyreus marshalli in northern Italy and susceptibility of commercial cultivars of Pelargonium. Poster at: Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species 9–11 June 2005. Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Pelargonium graveolens (PELGV) Host
Pelargonium inquinans (PELIQ) Host
* Tawfeek ME, Aboughonim MA, Ramadan HM, Abu-shall AM (2021) Description of the pelargonium butterfly Cacyreus marshalli Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae). Alexandria Science Exchange Journal 42(4), 951-960
Pelargonium tomentosum (PELTO) Host
* Lupi D, Jucker C (2005) The butterfly Cacyreus marshalli in northern Italy and susceptibility of commercial cultivars of Pelargonium. Poster at: Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species 9–11 June 2005. Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
Pelargonium x domesticum (PELGR) Host
* John E, Thomas B, Başbay O, Cebeci Z, Coutsis JG (2018) The arrival of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) in Crete, with additional notes on range expansion in Greece and along coastal areas of northwestern Turkey. Entomologist's Gazette, 69(2), 85-97.
Pelargonium zonale (PELZN) Host
* Tawfeek ME, Aboughonim MA, Ramadan HM, Abu-shall AM (2021) Description of the pelargonium butterfly Cacyreus marshalli Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae). Alexandria Science Exchange Journal 42(4), 951-960