Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Cook Islands, Samoa, Yes. Qld, Tas., Vic. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Fonscolombe, 1841) Tonga, Vanuatu (SPC (Hollis and Eastop 2016). 2005) and WA [Aphididae] (APPD 2016). Black citrus aphid Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy, 1907) Cook Islands, Samoa Yes. NSW, Qld, SA, Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No (SPC 2016), Tonga Vic. and WA (Hollis [Aphididae] (Carver et al. 1993), and Eastop 2005). Brown citrus aphid Vanuatu (CABI 2016). Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883) Cook Islands, Niue, Yes. NSW and Qld Yes. Citrus is a host. Usually Yes. This species has a Yes. This species is a Yes (WA) Samoa, Tonga, (Donaldson and found on the trunk and broad host range including a serious pest of major [Diaspididae] Vanuatu (Waterhouse Tsang 2002). branches, but occasionally number of citrus species economic importance Citrus snow scale and Norris 1987). present on fruit and leaves (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). (Miller and Davidson Declared Organism (Miller and Davidson 2005). It is already present in 2005). (Prohibited - eastern Australia, so could section 12) for WA potentially establish if (Government of introduced to parts of Western Australia Western Australia. 2017). Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) Cleora samoana Butler, 1886 Niue, Samoa, Tonga No record found. No. Lime is a host, but the Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No (Stout 1982). larvae feed on leaves (Stout [Geometridae] 1982). Not likely to be Forest looper caterpillar present on fruit. Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliére, 1867) Cook Islands, Niue, No record found. No. Lime is reported as a Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Samoa, Tonga (Stout host (Stout 1982), but this [Pyralidae] 1982). pest is unlikely to be False blossom moth present on mature fruit harvested for export. Larvae may feed on rind of immature fruit, causing premature yellowing and fruit drop (Silva and Mexia 1999).
Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841) [Aphididae] Black citrus aphid Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (SPC 2016). Yes. Qld, Tas., Vic. (Hollis and Eastop 2005) and WA (APPD 2016). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy, 1907) [Aphididae] Brown citrus aphid Cook Islands, Samoa (SPC 2016), Tonga (Carver et al. 1993), Vanuatu (CABI 2016). Yes. NSW, Qld, SA, Vic. and WA (Hollis and Eastop 2005). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883) [Diaspididae] Citrus snow scale Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (Waterhouse and Norris 1987). Yes. NSW and Qld (Donaldson and Tsang 2002). Declared Organism (Prohibited - section 12) for WA (Government of Western Australia 2017). Yes. Citrus is a host. Usually found on the trunk and branches, but occasionally present on fruit and leaves (Miller and Davidson 2005). Yes. This species has a broad host range including a number of citrus species (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). It is already present in eastern Australia, so could potentially establish if introduced to parts of Western Australia. Yes. This species is a serious pest of major economic importance (Miller and Davidson 2005). Yes (WA) Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) Cleora samoana Butler, 1886 [Geometridae] Forest looper caterpillar Niue, Samoa, Tonga (Stout 1982). No record found. No. Lime is a host, but the larvae feed on leaves (Stout 1982). Not likely to be present on fruit. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliére, 1867) [Pyralidae] False blossom moth Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga (Stout 1982). No record found. No. Lime is reported as a host (Stout 1982), but this pest is unlikely to be present on mature fruit harvested for export. Larvae may feed on rind of immature fruit, causing premature yellowing and fruit drop (Silva and Mexia 1999). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No
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