Aphrophora corticea Germar, 1821

Angelova, Radost & Gjonov, Ilia, 2024, Twenty-five-year mapping species of the superfamily Cercopoidea (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) in Bulgaria, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 124720-e 124720 : e124720-

Aphrophora corticea Germar, 1821

Notes

Distribution map (Fig. 2 a ) and habitus (Fig. 2 b ).

Literature data: Vitosha Mts. ( Bajrjamova 1972).

New data: Kraishtensko-Konjavo Region; Vitosha Mts.; Lozenska Planina Mts.; Rhodopes. Detailed occurrence data: Angelova and Gjonov (2024).

Phenology: July-October.

Altitudinal distribution: 650-1850 m a. s. l.

Host plant: Nymphs on various plants in the understorey of pine saplings, adults on Pinus sylvestris L. ( Nickel 2003).

Additional notes: Rare in Bulgaria.

Figures

Figure 2 a. Distribution map in Bulgaria;

Figure 2 b. Habitus, specimen from Germany (photo: G. Kunz, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66533826).