EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Ukraine

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2005
Comments
First found in 2005 in Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Then found in other regions: Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrosk, Donetsk, Luhansk (2011-2012); Zhytomyr (2018). Its presence is also confirmed in Zakarpattia, Odessa, Cherkasy, Kyiv and Crimea.
References
* Gapon DA (2013) First records of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heid. (Heteroptera, Coreidae) from Russia and Ukraine, regularities in its distribution and possibilities of its range expansion in the palaearctic region. Entomological Review 93(2),174-181 (abst.).

* Martynov VV, Nikulina TV (2016) [New invasive phytophagous insects in woods and forest plantings of Donbass]. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 12(1), 41-51 (in Russian).

* Meshkova V (2022) Alien phytophagous insects in forest and urban stands of Ukraine. Bucovina Forestieră 22(1), 29-40.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belarus Present, few occurrences view...
Hungary Present, restricted distribution view...
Moldova Present, no details view...
Poland Present, restricted distribution view...
Romania Present, restricted distribution view...
Russia Present, restricted distribution view...
Russia Southern Russia Present, restricted distribution view...
Russia Central Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Slovakia Present, restricted distribution view...