EPPO Global Database

Prays citri(PRAYCI)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Absent, intercepted only
Comments
Accidentaly introduced with plants, establishment seems unlikely.
References
* Mey W (2020) [Outbreak of a population of Prays citri (Millière, 1873) in a greenhouse in Berlin]. Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 22(1-2), 247–250 (in German).

* Seliger R, Hemmersbach A (2018) Zwei adventive Schmetterlingsarten neu für Deutschland: Plesiomorpha flaviceps (Butler, 1881) und Prays citri (Millière, 1873) (Lep., Geometridae et Praydidae). Melanargia 30(2), 49–52.
------- Found in a garden center in North-Rhine Westphalia.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Denmark Absent, intercepted only view...
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Netherlands Absent, intercepted only view...
Poland Absent, intercepted only view...