Oberea ocellata Haldeman 1847

Chapman, Eric G., Richards, Austin B. & Dupuis, Julian R., 2023, The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Kentucky with notes on larval hosts, adult nectar use, and semiochemical attraction, Zootaxa 5229 (1), pp. 1-89 : 47

Oberea ocellata Haldeman 1847 ; Saperdini [new state record]

Taxonomic note: Oberea ocellata Linsley & Chemsak, 1995 was recently synonymized Oberea ulmicola Chittenden. However , this is not to be confused with the current species described by Haldeman.

Distribution: MA to central FL to eastern TX to MN. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 123).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Jessamine (8), Madison (3), Rowan (2), nr (1)

Years: 1982 (2), 2009 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2016 (8), nr (1)

Months: May (1), June (10), July (3), nr (1)

Collections (11 records, 15 specimens): ABRC (2), CNHM (1), EGCCRC (8), OSUC (1), PDBC (1), UKIC (2)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (11); collected from Festuca (1), Smilax (1)

Larval host plants: Celtis laevigata , Cornus florida , Carpinus caroliniana , Morus rubra , Rhus spp. and Ulmus americana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Adults have been collected by beating Rhus and Toxicodendron in Michigan ( Gosling 1981).