Phthorimaea operculella
Common name (English)
Potato tuber moth, Tobacco splitworm
Common name (Greek)
Σκώρος πατάτας
Ηabitat
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
Impacts
Reared from potato tops, tubers, common and injurious (Morris 1937; Georghiou 1977).
Pathway
Pathway detail
CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).
References
Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.
Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens Greece 347 pp.
EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/