EPPO Global Database

Anatrachyntis badia(PYROBA)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/218) : in their paper Bella & Mazzeao (2006) state that P. badia originates from North America and that it occurs in Hawaii and various Southern areas of the USA, from Florida to California (mentioning Maryland and Louisiana).
References
* Bella S, Mazzeo G (2006) First record of Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962) (Lepidoptera Cosmopterigidae) in Italy. Bolletino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura Serie II 38(3), 255-260.