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Phthorimaea operculella

(Zeller, 1873)
Arthropoda » Lepidoptera » Gelechiidae » Phthorimaea operculella
Common name (English)
Potato tuber moth, Tobacco splitworm
Common name (Greek)
Σκώρος πατάτας
Ηabitat
I1 Arable

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Impacts
Negative

Reared from potato tops, tubers, common and injurious (Morris 1937; Georghiou 1977).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
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/

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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