2025/12/22 by Enrico Ruzzier, Marco Uliana · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · doi:10.3897/bdj.13.e177770
openalex created_date 2025/12/22 · openalex publication_date 2025/12/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Background: Maintaining sustained vigilance over the introduction and spread of non-native species is of critical importance. New information: , a leaf beetle native to the East Palaearctic and Indomalayan Regions, has been repeatedly recorded in northern Italy since 2021, where it appears to be established as a non-native species new to Europe. Its local occurrence is discussed, based on records obtained by the authors and from citizen-science web platforms and its potential for further spread in Europe is evaluated through bioclimatic modelling.