Livilla cognata

Livilla cognata (Löw, 1881) Feeds on Oligophagous on Chamaecytisus spp. and probably also Cytisus and Genista spp. It was recorded from Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis (Schaeff.) Rothm. in Austria (Löw 1888) and Czechia (Lauterer 1965; I. Malenovský, personnal observation), on Genista germanica in Czechia (Lauterer 1965), on Ch. hirsutus (L.) Link and Cytisus nigricans L. in Italy (Conci et al. 1993) and on Ch. heuffelii (Wierzb.) Rothm. in Serbia (Jerinić-Prodanović 2010). In Bulgaria, we collected adults and immatures on Chamaecytisus elongatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Link., which is a newly-confirmed host species. We also repeatedly collected adults on Ch. austriacus subsp. stefanofii (Stoj.) Kuzmanov, which is another probable host. Distribution General distribution. Central and south-eastern Europe, Caucasus. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 82 b). Published records: RPP, RPR, RRW (Klimaszewski 1970, Głowacka and Harizanov 1983, Głowacka 1989). Material examined: ROB, ROO, RPP, RPR, RPS, RRE, SBW. Diagnosis Adult (Fig. 82 a). Vondráček (1957 a), Hodkinson and Hollis (1987).