On track to becoming a cosmopolitan invasive species: First record of the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in the African continent

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Published: Nov 24, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.23483
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Lepidoptera Crambidae Cydalima invasive species first record Africa
Karim Haddad
Environmental Association EcoCirta, 25000 Constantine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109
Konstantinos Kalaentzis
Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4986-796X
Jakovos Demetriou
Section of Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens
Abstract

Native to E. Asia, the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) has managed to establish itself, and gradually expand its distribution, across Europe, Asia and recently America. This publication documents the first known record of the invasive species in Africa. The moth was observed in Constantine, Algeria in 2018 and was later identified as C. perspectalis. Possible scenarios of its introduction on the continent, as well as potential ecological implications, are discussed.

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