Phytoliriomyza jacarandae(PLIRJA)
Distribution details in New Zealand
Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2010: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1995
From CABI Pest map 743 (2010): Present, no details
Comments
Probably present in New Zealand since at least 1995, but first identified in Tauranga in 1999, followed by Auckland in 2000. Then observed in the South Island, in Nelson and Gisborne in 2003. In 2004, it was also found in Whangarei.
References
* Anonymous (2010) Jacaranda leaf miner in New Zealand. Forest Health News no. 207, 2 pp.