Elasmopalpus lignosellus(ELASLI)
Distribution details in Angola
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Absent, unreliable record
Mampansi and Munanga (2025): E. lignosellus reported following interviews with local farmers, no systematic morphological or molecular identification carried out. Potentially misidentified as a different corn borer.
* Mampansi N, Munanga BD (2025) Identification and characterization of the main invasive insects of corn, beans and peanut crops in Dimuca commune, municipality of Neg age, Urge-Angola. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 26(3), 675-686. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.26.3.2156
------recorded through farmer interviews not by morphological identification
------recorded through farmer interviews not by morphological identification