Α new tropical invader in Greece: The lantana plume moth Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)

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Published: Feb 12, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.21907
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Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Lantanophaga alien species first record Greece.
Jakovos Demetriou
Department of Ecology and Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10562 Athens, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109
Christos Kazilas
School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4962-567X
Evangelos Koutsoukos
Department of Agricultural Economics and Development, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Kalaentzis
School of Biology; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4986-796X
Abstract

This study documents the first known record of the lantana plume moth Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) in Greece. The moth was observed in four localities from April 2018 to November 2019, and four individuals were collected and deposited in the Zoological Museum of the University of Athens (ZMUA). All specimens were identified as L. pusillidactylus, an alien species in Europe, that has been recently introduced in Spain, Italy (Sicily), Portugal, and Malta. The possible pathways of its introduction, as well as potential ecological implications, are discussed.

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