Scyphophorus acupunctatus(SCYPIN)
Distribution details in Portugal (Madeira)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
First found in November 2019 on plants of Agave americana in the garden of a hotel in Cabeço da Ponta on the island of Porto Santo. More specimens were then collected on Agave americana and Furcraea foetida.
* Andrade MM (2022) The presence of the Agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Madeira Archipelago. A new biological control opportunity or a new invasive species? Weevil News No. 98, 11 pp.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Present, restricted distribution |