Jaapiella veronicae (Vallot, 1827)

Material: AK, Oslo: Gressholmen, 59.883430°N 10.717753°E ± 5m, 1 July 2020, L, leg. HE, coll. NHMO; Ellingsrud, Munkebekken, 59.928726°N 10.914517°E ± 10m, 29 June 2020, LPI, leg. HE, coll. NHMO; 59.928742°N 10.914625°E ± 5m, 30 September 2020, I, leg. HE, coll. NHMO; Lillestrøm: Branderud, S of Nilserud, 59.985434°N 11.143212°E ± 10m, 6 June 2020, LMF, leg. TS, BOLD: NHMO- ENT-548026,548237, coll. NHMO .

Biology: The orange larvae develop gregariously in galled shoots and buds of Veronica spp. ( Plantaginaceae). Our records are all from V. chamaedrys . Infected shoots are inflated and often hairy. Several overlapping generations per year. Some larvae pupate in the gall in a white cocoon, whereas others leave the gall to hibernate in the soil.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. European part of Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan.