Oedemera (Oedemera) virescens virescens (Linnaeus, 1767)

Material examined. Guilan province, Masal, 37°23′N 49°00′E, 2 ex, 26.vi.2013. New for Iran. General distribution . Azerbaijan (Kerimova & Huseynova 2014), China, Europe, Japan, Russia (Far East and Sakhalin) (Švihla 2008a).

Chorotype. Asiatic-European.

Comments. Larvae feed on the root collar and lower part of the stem of perennial plant species, particularly those in the genera Senecio, Aconitum, Helianthus, Typha and Eupatorium . Adults appear in April and are observed until August on flowers of different plants of the families Apiaceae and Asteraceae (Kubisz 2006) .