EPPO Global Database

Stephanitis takeyai(STEPTA)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/235) : first found in September (2012?) an ornamental nursery in Tomiño (Pontevedra, Galicia) on Pieris japonica.
References
* Pérez-Otero R, Mansilla JP (2012) [First report of Stephanitis takeyai Drake & Maa, 1955 (Hemiptera, Tingidae) in the Iberian Peninsula]. Arquivos Entomoloxicos 7, 201-204 (in Spanish).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, few occurrences view...
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...