EPPO Global Database

Gymnandrosoma aurantianum(ECDYAU)

Distribution details in Belize

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
Molet et al. (2018) mentions Belize, but the references cited in relation to the distribution of the pest do not refer to Belize. USDA (2003) cites White (1999), who cites White & Tuck (1993), who do not mention Belize.
Hayden & Danner (2025) support the presence in Belize by a specimen in the Florida Museum Lepidoptera Collection.

Hayden J et al. (2026) suggest that the species in Belize is a new species of Gymnandrosoma, Gymnandrosoma orarum.
References
* EPPO (2020) Pest Risk Analysis for Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), citrus fruit borer, macadamia fruit borer. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ECDYAU/documents

* Florida Museum Lepidoptera Collection (20256) Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida. Available at: https://specifyportal.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/leps/. Accessed March 2026.
------- 1 specimen from Belize

* Hayden JE, Danner B (2025) Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Lima, Citrus Fruit Borer, detected in the USA. Pest Alert FDACS-P-02248

* Hayden J, Matthews DL, Brown J, Timm A, Neal MX (2026) A new species of Gymnandrosoma Dyar from Florida, USA, the Bahamas, and Central America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 35(1), 48-57.

* Molet T, Marchant W & Morales L (2018) CPHST Pest Datasheet for Gymnandrosoma aurantianum. USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST.

* White GL (1999) Sapindus saponaria L. (Sapindaceae), a new host of Ecdytolopha aurantianum (Lima) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). International Journal of Pest Management, 45(4), 287–291. https://doi.org/10.1080/096708799227699
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Guatemala Present, no details view...
Mexico Present, no details view...