Invasive Species List

Species List Information

CISAC has compiled the list below of over 1,700 species known to be invasive in California or a potential threat for introduction to the state.

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This data download is provided to aid in the review of the draft invasive species list. We discourage other use of this data until it has been revised and finalized.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Type	Subtype	Extent	Risk of Introduction	Link
Lampides boeticus	bean butterfly	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate
Lampropholis delicate	Plague skink	vertebrate	reptile
Laspeyresia spp.	Laspeyresia spp.	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	high	View Scorecard
Leiocephalus carinatus	Northern curlytail lizard	vertebrate	reptile
Leiocephalus schreibersii	Red-sided curlytail lizard	vertebrate	reptile
Leiolepis belliana	Butterfly lizard	vertebrate	reptile
Leiothrix lutea	Red-billed leiothrix	vertebrate	bird
Lepidium latifolium	perennial pepperweed	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Lepidodactylus lugubris	Mourning gecko	vertebrate	reptile
Lepidosaphes beckii	purple scale	arthropod	scale, aphid	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Lepidosaphes maskelli	Maskell scale	arthropod	scale, aphid	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Lepisosteus osseus	Longnose Gar	vertebrate	fish	not present	moderate	View Scorecard
Lepstosteus lucius	Longnose Gar	vertebrate	fish	not present	high
Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Colorado potato beetle	arthropod	beetle	not present	high	View Scorecard
Leptochloa chinensis	Asian sprangletop	plant	grass	not present	moderate
Leptocorisa acuta	rice seed bug	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	moderate
Leptocybe invasa	Blue gum chalcid	arthropod	bee, wasp	not present	high
Leptoglossus chilensis	brown Chilean leaf-footed bug	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	moderate
Leptographium procerum	Leptographium root disease	disease	fungus
Leptographium truncatum	Root Disease	disease	fungus
Lepus europaeus	European hare	vertebrate	mammal
Lepus townsendii	White-tailed jackrabbit	vertebrate	mammal
Lepyrodiclis holosteoides	false jagged-chickweed	plant	herbaceous	not present	low
Lespedeza cuneata	sericea lespedeza	plant	herbaceous	not present	moderate
Leucanthemum vulgare	ox-eye daisy	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Leucinodes orbonalis	eggplant fruit borer	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate
Leucoma salicis	satin moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Leucoptera malifoliella	pear leaf blister moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate
Ligustrum Mosaic Agents	Ligustrum Mosaic Agents	disease	virus
Limnobium laevigatum	spongeplant	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Limnoperna fortunei	Golden mussel	invertebrate	aquatic mollusk, freshwater	not present	low	View Scorecard
Limnophila indica	ambulia	plant	herbaceous	not present	moderate
Limnophila sessiliflora	blume (ambulia)	plant	herbaceous	not present	moderate
Limnoria quadripuncatata	Mediterranean gribble	invertebrate	crustaceans and tunicates	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Limnoria tripunctata	Mediterranean gribble	invertebrate	crustaceans and tunicates	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica	Dalmatian toadflax	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Linaria vulgaris	yellow toadflax	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Liothrips oleae	olive thrips	arthropod	thrips	not present	moderate	View Scorecard
Lipinia noctua	Moth skink	vertebrate	reptile
Liriomyza huidobrensis	pea leafminer	arthropod	fly	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Listroderes subcinctus	Chilean vegetable weevil	arthropod	beetle	not present	high
Littorina littorea	Common periwinkle	invertebrate	aquatic mollusk, marine	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Littorina saxatilis	Rough periwinkle	invertebrate	aquatic mollusk, marine	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Llarvirus emov	Elm Mottle Virus	disease	virus
Lobesia botrana	European Grapevine Moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	limited	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Lolium multiflorum	Italian ryegrass	plant	grass	widespread	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Lomentaria hakodatensis	yendo	plant	algae
Lonchura malabarica	Warbling silverbill	vertebrate	bird
Lonchura malacca	Black-headed manikin	vertebrate	bird
Lonchura punctulata	Nutneg manikin	vertebrate	bird
Lophocateres pusillus	Siamese grain borer	arthropod	beetle	not present	moderate
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli	Cockerell scale	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	high
Lophura leucomelana	Kalij pheasant	vertebrate	bird
Ludwigia grandiflora	large flower primrose willow	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Ludwigia hexapetala	Uruguay water-primrose	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis	creeping water-primrose	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Ludwigia peruviana	water primrose	plant	herbaceous	not present	moderate
Luteovirus	n/a Citrus vein-enation virus probably Luteovirus	disease	virus	limited
Luteovirus cav	Cotton Anthocyanosis Agent	disease	virus
Luteovirus isdv	Indonesian Soybean Dwarf Virus	disease	virus
Luteovirus of unassigned genus	African Soybean Dwarf Agent	disease	virus
Luteovirus sbdv	Soybean dwarf virus	disease	virus
Lycium ferocissimum	African boxthorn	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Lycorma delicatula	Spotted lanternfly	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	high	View Scorecard
Lydorus pedicellatus	Blacktip shipworm	invertebrate	aquatic mollusk, marine
Lymantria dispar	Gypsy moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate	View Scorecard
Lymantria spp.	exotic moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate
Lymire edwardsii	Edwards' wasp moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	low
Lyngbya spp.	Lyngbya spp.	plant	algae
Lysimachia vulgaris	garden loosestrife	plant	herbaceous	not present	high
Lythrum hyssopifolium	hyssop loosestrife	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Lythrum salicaria	purple loosestrife	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Lythrum virgatum	purple loosestrife	plant	herbaceous	not present	low
Mabuya multifasciata	Many-lined grass skink	vertebrate	reptile
Macaca fascicularis	Crab-eating Monkey	vertebrate	mammal
Macaca fuscata	Japanese macaque	vertebrate	mammal
Macaca mulatto	Rhesus monkey	vertebrate	mammal
Maconellicoccus hirsutus	Pink hibiscus mealybug	arthropod	scale, aphid	limited	n/a (already in CA)	View Scorecard
Macrodactylus subspinosus	rose chafer	arthropod	beetle	not present	high
Magicicada septendecim	periodical cicada	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	low
Malacosoma americanum	eastern tent caterpillar	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	high
Maladera castanea	Asiatic garden beetle	arthropod	beetle	not present	high
Malephora crocea	coppery mesembryanthemum	plant	herbaceous	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Malva neglecta	common mallow	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Malva niaceensis	bull mallow	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Malva parviflora	cheeseweed mallow	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Malva sylvestris	high mallow	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Mamestra brassicae	cabbage moth	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	moderate	View Scorecard
Mandarivirus icrsv	Indian citrus ringspot virus	disease	virus	not present	low
Maple Mosaic Agent	Maple Mosaic Agent	disease	virus
Maple Variegation Agent	Maple Variegation Agent	disease	virus
Marrubium vulgare	white horehound	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Maruca testulalis	bean pod borer	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	high
Maruca vitrata	bean pod borer	arthropod	butterfly, moth	not present	high
Massileurodes chittendeni	rhodendron whitefly	arthropod	scale, aphid	not present	high
Mastomys spp.	Multimammate rat or mouse	vertebrate	mammal	not present	low
Maytenus boaria	mayten	plant	woody	limited	n/a (already in CA)
Medicago polymorpha	California burclover	plant	herbaceous	widespread	n/a (already in CA)
Megalometis chilensis	Megalometis chilensis	arthropod	beetle	not present	moderate

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