Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in citrus fruit, usually oranges, from Africa. In Hampshire first recorded at light at Southsea on 10 August 1983, with a second at the same site on 11 August 1995; first recorded on the Isle of Wight on 29 September 1989. Wingspan male 15-16 mm, female 19-20 mm. Larva is an important pest of citrus and other fruits, including avocado pear and guava and maize cobs, cotton bolls, castor-oil seeds and tea seeds and It is unlikely that the species can survive outside the tropics and subtropics [Bradley].
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Detail records |
Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
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VC10 Isle of Wight |
Freshwater (SZ38) | 29-Sep-1989 | one | Knill-Jones, Sam | Adult |
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VC11 South Hampshire |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 30-Sep-1976 | one | Dobson, Tony | Adult |
Winchester (SU42) | 20-Jul-1980 | one | Convey, P | Adult |
Southsea (SZ69) | 10-Aug-1983 | one | Langmaid, John | Adult |
Southsea (SZ69) | 11-Aug-1995 | one | Langmaid, John | Adult |
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VC12 North Hampshire |
Basingstoke (SU64) | 05-Aug-2008 | one | Dobson, Tony | Larval |
Basingstoke (SU54) | 24-Jun-2010 | one | Henwood, G A | Adult |
Alton (SU73) | 04-Jul-2015 | one | Owen, Dave | Adult |
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