Lamprodila festiva (Linnaeus, 1767)

Materials examined. Bihor County: Oradea, 47.0449°N / 21.9382°E, 17. VI.2019, on dying Thuja sp., Bryan Marcus leg. (16 specimens), COMC ; IaȘi County: IaȘi (Copou), 47.1748°N / 27.5734°E, 27. VI.2021, Tudor Olariu leg. (2 specimens), AMPC ; Ilfov County: Pruni (near), 44.3350°N / 25.9685°E, 7. VI.2020, on Thuja sp., Maximilian Teodorescu leg. (7 specimens), AMPC; Ilfov County: BucureȘti, near USAMV, 44.4708°N / 26.0692°E, 4.VII.2023, on Thuja occidentalis, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie leg. (1 specimen), AMPC .

Remarks. Mediterranean species expanding northward due to the ornamental usage of its host plants (Razinger et al. 2013); currently categorized as neonative (Ruzzier et al. 2023a). Prior to 2014, when it was recorded in large numbers in southern Romania, the only long-term records of this species were four specimens found in the mid-20th century (Nitzu et al. 2016).