Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Established on Hachijojima Is. (Izu Islands). | |
Origin | Japan. | |
Date | The first record on Hachijojima was in 1985. | |
Route | Accidental: Possibly hitchhiking on ornamental plants. There is a record of observation in a ship from Ogasawara (Bonin) to Hachijojima. | |
Impact | Potentially: Competition with native flower beetles. Native organism(s) affected: Protaetia orientalis submarmorea | |
Regulation in Japan | No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication. | |
Introduced range in other countries | None. |
Reference | Notes |
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This species may have been increasing recently in Hachijojima. |