Ophraella notata (Fabricius, 1801)** Map 12

Material examined.

New Brunswick,Sunbury Co., 2.5 km S of Beaver Dam, 45.7735°N, 66.6852°W, 13.VIII.2008, R. P. Webster, powerline-right-of-way, sweeping (and hand picking) foliage of Eupatorium perfoliatum (15, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The normal host plant of Ophraella notata is thoroughwort or bonset ( Eupatorium perfoliatum L.)(LeSage 1986b). Specimens from New Brunswick were abundant on this host plant in a damp meadow area along a powerline right-of-way. Adults were collected during August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB (LeSage 1986b, 1991).