EPPO Global Database

Leucinodes orbonalis(LEUIOR)

Distribution details in Tanzania

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Absent, invalid record
From CABI Pest map 364 (1976): Present, no details
Comments
Earlier records are misidentifications. Taxonomic studies (Mally et al., 2015) showed that L. orbonalis does not occur in Africa (other Leucinodes species are present).
References
* Mally R, Korycinska A, Agassiz DJL, Hall J, Hodgetts J, Nuss M (2015) Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). ZooKeys 472, 117-162.

* USDA (1987) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 85. Eggplant fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Burundi Absent, invalid record view...
Kenya Absent, invalid record view...
Malawi Absent, invalid record view...
Mozambique Absent, invalid record view...
Rwanda Absent, invalid record view...
Uganda Absent, invalid record view...
Zambia Absent, invalid record view...