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Aliens of southern Africa

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Some species that need to be flagged as aliens (i.e. not on NEMBA or other alien lists)

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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: European Starling from Overberg District Municipality, South Africa on October 16, 2024 at 10:33 AM by Nick Leggatt (View All) | 0 comments
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House Crow (Corvus splendens)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: House Crow from FMWF+WC9, Nacala, Moçambique on September 23, 2024 at 01:49 PM by Hugo Costa (View All) | 0 comments
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Eastern Gray Squirrel from Government Avenue, Cape Town, WC, ZA on October 17, 2024 at 12:28 PM by Elliot Greiner (View All) | 0 comments

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Domestic Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)

Status: Introduced

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Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Status: Introduced

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Coypu (Myocastor coypus)

Status: Introduced

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Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans)

Status: Introduced

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Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Black Rat from Scottburgh, 4180, South Africa on August 18, 2024 at 04:47 PM by Peter Vos (View All) | 0 comments
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Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Brown Rat from Newlands, Cape Town, 7725, South Africa on October 5, 2024 at 06:02 PM by Marc Henrion (View All) | 0 comments

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House Mouse (Mus musculus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: House Mouse from Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa on September 20, 2024 at 08:03 PM by Ludwig Muller (View All) | 0 comments
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Eurasian Hamster (Cricetus cricetus)

Status: Introduced

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Mimic Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea columella)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Mimic Lymnaea from Top Dam on September 5, 2024 at 10:52 AM by Sally Adam (View All) | 0 comments

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Durham Slug (Arion flagellus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Durham Slug from KZN, ZA on January 9, 2022 at 09:21 AM by lemon8 (View All) | 0 comments
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Chocolate-band Snail (Eobania vermiculata)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Chocolate-band Snail from e of Flora Rd, Danabaai, Mossel Bay on September 23, 2024 at 09:58 AM by Sandra Falanga (View All) | 0 comments
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White Italian Snail (Theba pisana)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: White Italian Snail from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 04:42 PM by Jared Zachary Herman (View All) | 0 comments

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Polytoxon robustum

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Polytoxon robustum from Pringle Road, Harare, Harare, ZW on December 28, 2023 at 07:20 AM by David Dalziel (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Gloss Snail (Zonitoides nitidus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Black Gloss Snail from Secunda, 2302, South Africa on January 16, 2022 at 05:35 PM by Jandre Van Zyl (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Chrysalis-Snail (Lauria cylindracea)

Status: present / Introduced

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House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: House Centipede from Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa on October 18, 2024 at 09:50 AM by Paul Emms (View All) | 0 comments
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Grey House Spider (Badumna longinqua)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Grey House Spider from Overberg, ZA-WC, ZA on October 2, 2024 at 11:08 AM by michelledw (View All) | 0 comments
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Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Banded Garden Spider from Amatola Coastal on October 13, 2024 at 04:31 PM by Clare Padfield (View All) | 0 comments

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Lantana Flower Gallmite (Aceria lantanae)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Lantana Flower Gallmite from Vincent Heights, East London, 5247, South Africa on June 21, 2024 at 09:04 AM by Nic Venter (View All) | 0 comments
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Teak Defoliator (Hyblaea puera)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Teak Defoliator from Eshowe, 3815, South Africa on April 21, 2024 at 03:51 PM by Steve Woodhall (View All) | 0 comments
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Large White (Pieris brassicae)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Large White from Heldervue, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa on October 17, 2024 at 11:26 AM by Joshua Hawthorne (View All) | 0 comments

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Lantana Plume Moth (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Lantana Plume Moth from Colchester, Gqeberha, South Africa on May 7, 2023 at 11:23 PM by Marie Delport (View All) | 0 comments
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Fire-flag Plume Moth (Sphenarches anisodactylus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Fire-flag Plume Moth from Senuko Airport, Zimbabwe on April 12, 2021 at 07:31 PM by GLENN STOCKIL (View All) | 0 comments
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Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Fall Armyworm Moth from Eagle's Nest,Mbombela on April 28, 2024 at 09:50 PM by qgrobler (View All) | 0 comments

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Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Cactus Moth from Oudtshoorn Rural, WC, ZA on July 13, 2024 at 11:39 AM by varley (View All) | 0 comments
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Nephopterix divisella

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Nephopterix divisella in May 2016 by Laaiqah Jabar (View All) | 0 comments
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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (Elophila obliteralis)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Waterlily Leafcutter Moth from Jordaanpark, Heidelberg - GP, 1441, South Africa on March 14, 2023 at 09:08 PM by Johan Heyns (View All) | 0 comments

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Mung Bean Moth (Maruca vitrata)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Mung Bean Moth from Kosi Bay (Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife), Mvutshana, Kosi Bay Reserve, Ezemvelo Wildlife, Mvutshana, South Africa on September 11, 2024 at 11:10 AM by William Maliepaard (View All) | 0 comments
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Lantana Leaftier (Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Lantana Leaftier from 135 Hornbill St, St Lucia, 3936, South Africa on February 25, 2024 at 08:54 PM by Phil Pemberton (View All) | 0 comments
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Tuta absoluta

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Tuta absoluta from Gaborone North, Gaborone, Botswana on January 6, 2023 at 11:04 PM by Christine Sydes (View All) | 0 comments

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White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: White-shouldered House Moth from Denneoord, George, 6529, South Africa on April 23, 2023 at 11:53 PM by Erick Munro (View All) | 0 comments
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Pinkwing Stick Insect (Sipyloidea chlorotica)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Pinkwing Stick Insect from Tyburn Way, Westville, KZN, ZA on September 13, 2024 at 08:32 PM by suncana (View All) | 0 comments
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Indian Walking Stick (Carausius morosus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Indian Walking Stick from Deurdrif, Cape Town, 7848, South Africa on June 29, 2024 at 04:02 PM by Christopher Hamman (View All) | 0 comments

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Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp (Evania appendigaster)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp from St Lucia, 3936, South Africa on April 28, 2024 at 09:54 AM by cefox (View All) | 0 comments
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Yellow-collared Masked Bee (Hylaeus euxanthus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Yellow-collared Masked Bee from Riebeeck Kasteel, Riebeek-Kasteel, 7307, South Africa on January 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM by Fiona Hellmann (View All) | 0 comments
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Yellow-banded Giant-Masked Bee (Hyleoides zonalis)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Yellow-banded Giant-Masked bee from Overberg District Municipality, South Africa on January 2, 2024 at 02:03 PM by Wilfred Pheiffer (View All) | 0 comments

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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: European Paper Wasp from Deurdrif, Cape Town, 7848, South Africa on October 16, 2024 at 04:25 PM by Christopher Hamman (View All) | 0 comments
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German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: German Yellowjacket from Vierlanden Heights, Cape Town, 7550, South Africa on October 12, 2024 at 09:57 AM by elizetheron (View All) | 0 comments
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Catsear Gall Wasp (Phanacis hypochoeridis)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Catsear Gall Wasp from Vlakkenberg summit at TB, Vlakkenberg section of Table Mountain National Park on January 2, 2023 at 07:47 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Australian Eucalyptus Leafgall Wasp (Ophelimus maskelli)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Australian Eucalyptus Leafgall Wasp from Stone Church Wetlands, A8, Lower Tokai section of Table Mountain National Park on July 12, 2022 at 05:09 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Eucalyptus Stem Gall Wasp (Leptocybe invasa)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Eucalyptus Stem Gall Wasp from Stone Church Wetlands, A8, Lower Tokai section of Table Mountain National Park on July 12, 2022 at 04:21 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle (Laemostenus complanatus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle from Milnerton Rural, Cape Town, South Africa on October 5, 2024 at 06:51 AM by Kamva Nose (View All) | 0 comments

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