Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) hannoverella (Glitz)

Biology. Hostplants: Populus nigra L. and P. × canadensis Moench. Univoltine, larvae September to November, adults fly from May to July.

Distribution. Sweden: Svensson 1987; Latvia: Savenkov 1989; Great Britain: Langmaid and Young 2004; Prichard and Clifton 2004; Spain: Van Nieukerken et al. 2004a; Lithuania: Puplesis et al. 1990; Bulgaria: Chorbadziev 1915 (overlooked in 1985, confirmed by record here); Russia (including Siberia): Van Nieukerken et al. 2004b; Puplesis 1994. Further records in France and Italy: Baldizzone 2004; Van Nieukerken et al. 2006. Also recorded from Northeastern China in the botanical garden of Harbin (Van Nieukerken and Liu 2000), possibly as an introduction. New record for Rumania.

Remarks. Ectoedemia hannoverella seems to be expanding its range, and has done so in the last 20 years at least westwards to Britain and northwards to Sweden.

Material. Bulgaria: 1♀, Sliven, 25. VI.2001, J. Junnilainen (JJ). Rumania: old mines on last year’s leaves, Calafat, 26. VI.1997, Populus nigra, A. Laštůvka (AL).