Spanioneura buxi

Spanioneura buxi (Linnaeus, 1758) Feeds on Oligophagous on Buxus spp. (Hodkinson and White 1979). In Bulgaria, Głowacka and Harizanov (1983), Głowacka (1989) and the authors collected adults on B. sempervirens L., which is one of the confirmed host species. Buxus sempervirens is not native to Bulgaria (POWO 2024), but is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. Distribution General distribution. Western and southern Europe, Caucasus, alien in Central, northern and eastern Europe, North America and Hawaii. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 93 b). Published records: ROP, RPP, RRW (Głowacka and Harizanov 1983, Głowacka 1989). Material examined: ROM, PVS. Notes: Spanioneura buxi is an alien species in Bulgaria. Diagnosis Adult (Fig. 93 a) and fifth-instar immature. Ossiannilsson (1992).