Cacopsylla pulchella (Löw, 1877)

Pramatarova, Monika, Malenovský, Igor & Gjonov, Ilia, 2025, Jumping plant lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of Bulgaria – an annotated checklist, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 147277-e 147277 : e147277-

Cacopsylla pulchella (Löw, 1877)

Feeds on

We collected adults and immatures on Cercis siliquastrum L., the only confirmed host plant ( Burckhardt 1999).

Distribution

General distribution. Southern and south-eastern Europe, Middle East, alien in the Azores, Iberian Peninsula, Great Britain, Central Europe and Belarus. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 72 b ). Material examined: BN, RRE.

Notes

New record for Bulgaria. The host plant of C. pulchella , Cercis siliquastrum is native to Bulgaria ( POWO 2024). However, our specimens of C. pulchella were collected on ornamental trees in city gardens.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 72 a ). Loginova (1964), Hodkinson and White (1979). Fifth-instar immature. White and Hodkinson (1982), Burckhardt (1999).

Figures

Figure 72 b. Distribution of Cacopsylla pulchella in Bulgaria.

Figure 72 a. Cacopsylla pulchella, adult male;