EPPO Global Database

Epitrix hirtipennis(EPIXPA)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/077) : first found in 2016 on glasshouse aubergines (Solanum melongena) in Arles, and again in spring 2017 in Saint-Martin-de Crau (both in Bouches-du-Rhone). Also detected in Corsica.
References
* Mouttet R, Ginez A, Germain JF, Streito JC (2017) Présence en France d'Epitrix hirtipennis (Melsheimer, 1847) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 122(4), 451-454.
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Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Present, no details view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Islas Baleares Present, few occurrences view...