Welcome to MPG's exotic species of potential concern in North America page. Currently, this list contains 75 species of concern, many of which are on the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) "Priority Pest List". This list will continue to be updated to include species from the annually updated CAPS list. The purpose of this site is to provide images and resources for the identification of listed species. Each species page also includes references that are additional aids for identification, including adult and larval interactive identification keys and recent literature on the status of the species.

To begin, click on a number next to the species' name to view the images. Information on that species is currently hosted on a separate page, accessible by clicking on the number in the upper left corner. As we develop this page further, we will migrate all adult images to the species page and genitalia will remain on this page.

Funding for the acquisition, dissection, and imaging of specimens, and development of species pages was provided by USDA-APHIS through the Farm Bill.