EPPO Global Database

Stephanitis pyrioides(STEPPY)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2022
References
* Riba-Flinch JM (2023) Primera detecció de Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott, 1874)(Heteroptera: Tingidae) en Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) Suringar a Catalunya i segona citació a la península Ibèrica. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87(1), 55-61.
------- recorded from potted plants of Rhododendron japonicum in a garden center in Premià de Dalt (Catalonia) in November 2022. In September 2022 recorded in Goián (Galicia) on Rhododendron indicum potted plants.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Absent, intercepted only view...
Morocco Present, widespread view...