EPPO Global Database

Papilio demoleus(PAPIDE)

Distribution details in Dominican Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2001
Comments
First found in March 2001 in the Eastern part of the Dominican Republic.
References
* Benyamini D, Bruschini C, Serra G, John E (2007) First confirmed records of Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus 1758) in Syria, with comments on the species’ appearance in Turkey and the Dominican Republic. News of the Israeli Lepidopterists Society 24(2), 4-11.

* Guerrero KAD, Veloz D, Boyce SL, Farrell BD (2004) First New World documentation of an Old World citrus pest, the lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), in the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). American Entomologist 50(4), 227-229.


* INTERNET
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Pest Alert. Heppner JB (dated 2006-12-08) Lime swallowtail in the Caribbean and possible impacts for Florida citrus. fttps://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/9794/135032/papilio-demoleus.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Haiti Present, no details view...