Cassida piperata Hope, 1843 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), a non-native beetle, new to Italy and Europe

By

Ruzzier, Enrico
Uliana, Marco

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-12-22

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--16

Subjects

faunistic , introduction , leaf beetle , Monitoring , non-native species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e177770

 

Abstract

Maintaining sustained vigilance over the introduction and spread of non-native species is of critical importance.<br> <br> Cassida piperata<br> , a leaf beetle native to the East Palaearctic and Indomalayan Regions, has been repeatedly recorded in northern Italy since 2021, where it appears to be established as a non-native species new to Europe. Its local occurrence is discussed, based on records obtained by the authors and from citizen-science web platforms and its potential for further spread in Europe is evaluated through bioclimatic modelling.<br>