Athalia yanoi Takeuchi, 1952

Japanese name: Ezonokawajisa-habachi

Material examined. HOKKAIDO: 1♂, Bibai, 43°20′N 141°51′E, coll. larva on Veronica persica, 11. VII. 2022 , mat. 14. VII., em. 10. IX. 2022, H. Hara; 1 ♂, same data but coll. egg in Veronica persica, 19. VIII. 2022 , larva hatch. 20 VIII., mat. 31. VIII. – 1. IX., em. 23. IX. 2022.

Host plants. Plantaginaceae: Veronica americana (Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth. (Abe, 1988), V. persica Poir. (new record).

Remarks. The newly recorded host is also known as a host of Athalia kashmirensis Benson, 1932 (Abe, 1988). For distinguishing characters of the larvae of these two species, see Abe (1988).