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Stomphastis conflua

(Meyrick, 1914)
Arthropoda » Lepidoptera » Gracillariidae » Stomphastis conflua
Ηabitat
C2 Running waters

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Habitat detail

Xeros Potamos site A, 4.v.2014, specimen IB1701, potted on Ricinus communis L. As well as other imagines, active mines and cocoons were noted on this date. Ezouzas River, 9.v.2014, several mines on Ricinus communis.

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: 

First detection year
2018
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Parasites on plants – Par Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Other notes

Host plant alien to Cyprus, probably of African origin

References

Barton I (2018) A second contribution to the Lepidopteran fauna of Cyprus, presenting new records for 48 taxa from 17 families. The Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 130: 29-39. 

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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