EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Morocco

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/002) : first found near Tangier in June 2015 (3 specimens).

Also found in Rabat in February 2019.
References
* Gapon DA (2015) First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Morocco. Heteropterus Revista de Entomología 15(2), 161-163.

* Van der Heyden T (2019) New data on the biology and distribution of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini). Arquivos Entomoloxicos 21, 31-32.
------- An adult specimen was photographed in Rabat.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Algeria Absent, unreliable record view...
Spain Islas Baleares Present, no details view...
Spain Present, widespread view...
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...