Strophingia arborea Loginova, 1976

Material examined. Madeira: 1♂, 2♀, Calheta, 950 m, 24.xi.1992 (leg. C. Lienhard) (MHNG, dry mounted) ; 5♂, 1♀, near Poiso, road to Pico de Arieiro, 1420 m, 20.xi.1992 (leg. C. Lienhard) (MHNG, dry mounted) ; 1♀, SW of Porto Moniz, between Santa and Achadas da Cruz , 700 m, 23.xi.1992 (leg. C. Lienhard) (MHNG, dry mounted); 1♀, Santo da Serra, road to Poiso, 850 m, 20.xi.1992 (leg. C. Lienhard) (MHNG, dry mounted) .

Distribution Portugal. Madeira: Madeira Island (Loginova 1976; Hodkinson 1981a; Aguiar & Martin 1999; Labina et al. 2007; this study).

Host plants Portugal. Ericaceae: Erica arborea L. (Aguiar & Martin 1999); E. scoparia L. (Loginova 1976;

Aguiar & Martin 1999). Loginova (1976) listed a single male from E. “ zucinulus ”, a probable error referring to E. scoparia (Hodkinson 1982) .