First urban occurrence of the Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Italy
The Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) is an Eastern Palaearctic species feeding on Vitaceae. It has been expanding westwards across Europe since 1999. In 2024, it was first recorded in commercial vineyards in Piedmont, north-western Italy. On 25 Ju...