Trilocha varians

Walker, 1855

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Ηabitat

I2 Parks

X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

X11 Large parks

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Habitat detail

Trilocha varians (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) is first reported from Cyprus. This insect was found in 14 Ficus trees in a public site (NPPO of Cyprus, 2019-02).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

2019

Impacts

Unknown

Pest of ornamental Ficus spp.

Pathway

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM

Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

EPPO (2019) New data on quarantine pests and pests of the EPPO Alert List. EPPO Reporting Service no. 07 - 2019 Num. article: 2019/133. https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6563