Brades, Ministry Buildings, abundant on Citrus spp.; Police Station, on lemon. This is one of the first insects recorded from Montserrat (Riley & Howard 1890; Young, 2009). Also recorded from Montserrat by Cockerell (1897) and Woodruff et al. (1998). Malumphy 2019. [Woodruff et al. 1998] (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
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Invasive / Widely Native To West Indies And Mainland (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset); Invasive. (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands);
Economic pest of Citrus, when introduced in the 1880s it badly affected the key lime industry. (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands); Polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 40 families with a strong preference for Citrus. (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Native to Asia, now occurs widely in the tropics and subtropics. Also recorded from Montserrat by Cockerell (1897) and Woodruff et al. (1998). Malumphy 2019. [Woodruff et al. 1998]. (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA; [2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset; Young, R. P. (ed.) (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. A Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. A Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands;