EPPO Global Database

Epitrix hirtipennis(EPIXPA)

Distribution details in Russia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/185) : the first specimens were found in spring 2013 in Sochi and Tuapse (near the Black Sea, Northern Caucasus).
References
* Orlova-Bienkowskaja MJ (2014) First record of the tobacco flea beetle Epitrix hirtipennis Melsheimer [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae] in Russia. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 44 (1), 44–46.
------- First record (Southern Russia).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Georgia Present, no details view...