Brachypterona vieirai Quartau, 1981

Brachypterona vieirai Quartau, 1981: 127

Distribution. Endemic to Selvagens archipelago but not listed in recent checklists (Hoch, 2004). SEL- VAGEM GRANDE: Pico da Atalaia (Quartau, 1981). SELVAGEM PEQUENA: reported from various localities (Quartau, 1981).

Habitat and/or food plants. On Lycopersicon esculentum in Selvagen Grande (Quartau, 1981) and in Selvagen Pequena on Agropyron junceiforme but present also in areas with Limonium papillatum, Suaeda vera, Frankenia laevis and Lotus salvagensis (Quartau, 1981) .