Common name
Palm Borer Moth; Palm Borer Caterpillar
Informal group
Insects
Territories
Establishment status
First record
2018
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Impacts
Ecological impact detail
Ecological impacts. (RG 15.01.2025);
Socio-economic impacts
Horticultural impact. (RG 15.01.2025);
Other notes
Terrestrial. Introduced from South America. (Resource Guillem, R. (2023) Non-native and invasive insects of Gibraltar. Dataset. - Non-native and invasive insects Gibraltar Rhian 29.06.23.xlsx)
References
First records of the pest species Cydalima perspectalis (Walker,1859) and Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880) in Gibraltar(Lepidoptera - Crambidae & Castniidae). Revista de la Sociedad Gaditana de Historia Natural 13, 15-18.pdf; Resource Catálogo de especies exóticas (2013). Available at: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/portal/landing-page-%C3%A…;