First Report of Anacampsis scintillella on Halimium halimifolium in Sejnane (Bizerte, Tunisia)

Abstract

At the beginning of April 2010, larvae of Orgyia trigotephras and Anacampsis scintillella caused severe plant defoliation in the region of Sejnane situated in the north of Tunisia. A. scintillella was observed on totally defoliated Halimium halimifolium plants. Larvae and pupae of A. scintillela were protected between two or three leaves of the host plant. Life history of A. scintillella is poorly studied, so far. In this paper, we presented a first report of this pest in Tunisia.

Keywords

• Anacampsis scintillella
• Halimium halimifolium
• north of Tunisia