AbstractMultivariate analysis of morphological characters suggests that the genusStrophingiacomprises eight distinct species, namelyericae(Curtis) [the type‐species],australissp.n.,fallaxLog.,cinereaeHod.,proximasp.n.,hispanicaHod.&Hollis,hartenisp.n., andarboreaLog. Each species is fully characterized and an identification key is provided. A tentative phylogeny of the groups is proposed. Among the newly described species,australis(host plant:Erica australis) occurs in Portugal,proxima(host plant:Erica arboreaand possiblyCalluna vulgaris) is found throughout the Iberian peninsula, whileharteni(host plant:Erica azorica) is found on the Azore