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Choreutis sexfasciella

(Sauber, 1902)
Arthropoda » Lepidoptera » Choreutidae » Choreutis sexfasciella
Common name (English)
Banyan Leaf Skeletonizer
Ηabitat
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien

First detection year
2021
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
References

Demetriou J, Aristophanous M, Koutsoukos E, John E, Roy HE, Martinou AF, Rota J (2025) A cosmopolitan invader – Choreutis sexfasciella (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) – in Cyprus: first record, molecular characterization, and a reared parasitoid. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 15-28. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.137778

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236455550

Huemer P, Özden Ö, Rennwald E, Barton I, Junnilainen J, Hausmann A, van Nieukerken EJ, Hebert PDN (2026) Well-Known, Misidentified, or Unnamed? A DNA Barcode-Based Reassessment of the Lepidoptera Fauna of Cyprus Supported by Morphology. Insects 17(1): 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17010004 

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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