Lauritrioza alacris

Lauritrioza alacris (Flor, 1861) Feeds on Laurus nobilis L., the only host plant of L. alacris (Conci and Tamanini 1985 b, Bastin et al. 2023), is not native to Bulgaria (POWO 2024), but it is a widespread ornamental plant that has escaped from cultivation and naturalised in south-eastern Bulgaria along the Black Sea coast (Fidan et al. 2019, Vladimirov and Petrova 2023). Our record of adults of L. alacris in south-western Bulgaria comes from a laurel plant cultivated in a private garden. Distribution General distribution. Native to the Mediterranean parts of southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East; introduced with the host plant to Central and northern Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Ukraine (Crimea), Caucasus and North and South Americas. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 117 b). Material examined: ROM. Notes New record for Bulgaria. Diagnosis Adult (Fig. 117 a) and fifth instar immature. Conci and Tamanini (1985 b), Ossiannilsson (1992).