EPPO Global Database

Penthimiola bella(PETHBE)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/099) : first found in 2012 in Algarve (Southern Portugal), mainly on sweet orange.

From Avivar-Lozano et al. (2024): surveys detected it in Madeira. According to Internet fora, additional records have been made in Algarve (Albufeira, Faro, Moncarapacho, Silves and Quelfes).
References
* Avivar‐Lozano L, Pérez‐Guerrero S, Molina‐Rodríguez JM, Durán Álvaro JM, González Fernández MI, Serrano Caballos A, Aguiar AM, Aguín‐Pombo D (2024) First report of Penthimiola bella (Stål, 1855)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) for Spain and Madeira island. EPPO Bulletin (early view). https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12969
-------- Madeira and additional records from Algarve.

* Zina V, Borges da Silva E, Quartau JA, Franco JC (2013) First report of the citrus leafhopper Penthimiola bella (Stål) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Europe. Phytoparasitica 41(5), 521-527.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...