EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Portugal (Madeira)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
First specimens were found in November 2013 in Santa Cruz (Madeira) on Pinus pinaster. More specimens were then collected from Madeira island on P. pinaster and P. halepensis, as well as from Porto Santo island.
References
* Bella S, Aguiar AF (2020) Non-native insect pests from the Madeira archipelago (Portugal): new records and further data (Insecta: Orthoptera; Thysanoptera; Hemiptera; Coleoptera; Diptera; Lepidoptera; Hymenoptera). Fragmenta Entomologica 52(2), 369-376. https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/469
------- Madeira and Porto Santo islands.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Islas Baleares Present, no details view...
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...
Spain Present, widespread view...