EPPO Global Database

Leucinodes laisalis(LEUILA)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1958
Comments
According to EFSA (2024): this species has been present in Spain since 1958, has not resulted in reports of impact and is not under official control.
References
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P (2024) Pest risk assessment of African Leucinodes species for the European Union. EFSA Journal 22(4), e8739.

* Mally R, Korycinska A, Agassiz DJL, Hall J, Hodgetts J, Nuss M (2015) Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). ZooKeys 472, 117-162.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Morocco Present, no details view...
Portugal Present, no details view...