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Chrysolina americana<\/jats:italic> feeds on plants of the Lamiaceae family, such as Rosmarinus officinalis<\/jats:italic>, Lavandula<\/jats:italic> spp., Salvia<\/jats:italic> spp., Thymus<\/jats:italic> spp. and others. Chrysolina americana<\/jats:italic> is considered a pest, as many of its host plants are of commercial importance and are often used as ornamentals in house gardens and green public spaces. In this work, we report the first occurrence of C. americana<\/jats:italic> in Cyprus and we present its establishment, expansion and distribution across the Island, through recordings for the period 2015 \u2013 2020. 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