The origin of the species is still uncertain but Mougou et. al (2008) reported that E. alphitoides likely originated from the tropics and expanded its range to oak after being introduced to Europe.
A orixe da especie aínda é incerta, porén Mougou et. al (2008) cren que E. alphitoides probabelmente se orixinou nos trópicos e espallouse polas carballeiras logo de entrar en Europa.