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- Title
Invasion of the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean, Spain): a matter of islands.
- Authors
Mascaró, Marc; Guasch, Sergi; Borrás, Mar; Lassnig, Nil; Gil, Llorenç; Pinya, Samuel
- Abstract
The introduction of alien species in insular ecosystems is one of the main causes of population decrease and extinction of native biodiversity. This is the first time that the arrival of Cydalima perspectalis in the Balearic Islands has been reported, which makes it possible to complete the distribution of this Asian moth in Europe. The box tree moth was reported on three out of the four islands that compose the archipelago. However, it seems to be only established in Mallorca because of the wider distribution of Buxus balearica and B. sempervirens as the host plants.
- Subjects
BALEARIC Islands (Spain); MAJORCA (Spain); ARCHIPELAGOES; MOTHS; INTRODUCED species; HOST plants; BOXWOOD; TREES
- Publication
BioInvasions Record, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 3, p667
- ISSN
2242-1300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3391/bir.2023.12.3.04