EPPO Global Database

Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, no details

In Australia, the species was introduced into Queensland in 1950 and is confined to small colonies in the western Darling Downs and the Burnett Pastoral District. In New South Wales, populations occur on the Far Western and North Western Plains and on the Central Western Slopes, while in South Australia the species is only recorded in the surroundings of Adelaide.