Recently introduced to North America from Eurasia. BugGuide has records for just Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania at this time (12/2016).
Feeds on thistles, especially Canada Thistle.
There are 82 records in the project database.
GA | AL | WA | FR | CL | MO | HO | BA | BC | HA | CE | PG | AA | CV | CH | SM | KE | QA | CN | TA | DO | WI | SO | WO |