EPPO Global Database

Platynota stultana(PLAAST)

Distribution details in Italy (Sicilia)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/096) : reported in in September 2023, November 2023 and November 2024, in Milazzo municipality, Messina province.
References
* Goglia L, Formisano G, Guastaferro VM, Albano L, Crispo DG, Griffo R, Di Prisco G, Giorgini M (2025) The Invasive Nearctic Pest Platynota stultana Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Is Established in Southern Italy. Insects 17(1), 122.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Transient view...
Switzerland Absent, unreliable record view...