Craspedolepta nebulosa (Zetterstedt, 1828)

Chermes nebulosa Zetterstedt, 1828: 551.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — France. Alpes-Maritimes, Lantosque, Col d’Andrion (Col du Fort), 1990 m, 44°1’3.8202’’N- 7°15’12.1206’’E, 13.VII.2009, on Epilobium angustifolium L., C. Cocquempot (CBGP), 48 adults.

DISTRIBUTION. — Fauna Europaea: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; INPN: no data; additional data from Psyl’list: Canada, Ireland, Kazakhstan, United States of America (Alaska, California, Colorado, New Hampshire, Washington).

COMMENTS

Description in Hodkinson & White (1979a) and Ossiannilsson (1992). Biology in Ossiannilsson (1992), Conci et al. (1993) and Lauterer (1993). Host-plant: Epilobium angustifolium L. (Onagraceae). New for France.