EPPO Global Database

Luperomorpha xanthodera(LUPMXA)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2004: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2003
From CABI Pest map 778 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/012) : it was first reported in 2003 in the United Kingdom on roses (in garden centres). This was the first record of the pest in Europe.
References
* Johnson C, Booth RG (2004) Luperomorpha xanthodera (Fairmaire): a new British flea beetle (Chrysomelidae) on garden centre roses. The Coleopterist 13(4), 81-86.