Leucoptera malifoliella(LEUCSC)
Distribution details in Tunisia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
First recorded in: 2023
First found in spring 2023 on apple trees in Foussana (Kasserine governorate). Following this initial detection, a survey detected the pest in 6 localities in the Kasserine governorate.
* Soltani R, Rahmouni H (2024) First record of Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 54(2), 224-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13016