Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)
Distribution details in Spain
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 761 (2024): Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 761 (2024): Present, restricted distribution
Islas Canarias only (Tenerife).
2025: also in mainland (Comunidad Valenciana)
2025: also in mainland (Comunidad Valenciana)
* Gavrilov-Zimin IA, Danzig EM (2015) Some additions to the mealybug fauna (Homoptera: Coccinea: Pseudococcidae) of the Canary Islands. Zoosystematica Rossica 24(1), 94–98.
------- Found in September 2014 on Hibiscus sp. in Tenerife during faunistic studies.
Internet
La Comunidad Valenciana confirma la llegada a la península de un nuevo cotonet (2025-12-17) https://phytoma.com/noticias/noticias-de-actualidad/la-comunidad-valenciana-confirma-la-llegada-a-la-peninsula-de-un-nuevo-cotonet
------- first detected in Alicante.
------- Found in September 2014 on Hibiscus sp. in Tenerife during faunistic studies.
Internet
La Comunidad Valenciana confirma la llegada a la península de un nuevo cotonet (2025-12-17) https://phytoma.com/noticias/noticias-de-actualidad/la-comunidad-valenciana-confirma-la-llegada-a-la-peninsula-de-un-nuevo-cotonet
------- first detected in Alicante.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Morocco | Present, no details |