Spanioneura fonscolombii Foerster 1848

Spanioneura fonscolombii Foerster, 1848 Feeds on We collected adults on Buxus sempervirens L., which is the only confirmed host plant (Hodkinson and White 1979, Burckhardt and Mühlethaler 2003). Distribution General distribution. Western and southern Europe, Caucasus (Gegechkori and Loginova 1990), alien in central, northern and eastern Europe, North America and Australia (Oswald 2022, Prunar et al. 2023). Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 94). Material examined: PVS. Notes New record for Bulgaria. Spanioneura fonscolombii has spread in Europe on cultivated box trees in the last two decades. Our record from Bulgaria (from ornamental greenery in a city park) is further evidence of its expansion after the recent records in Romania, Austria and other countries (Oswald 2022, Prunar et al. 2023). Diagnosis Adult. Hodkinson and White (1979). Fifth-instar immature. White and Hodkinson (1982).