Metacmaeops vittata (Swederus, 1787)

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 : 62-63

Metacmaeops vittata (Swederus, 1787) ; Rhagiini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ to central GA to northern MS to IL. Most Kentucky records are from the eastern third of the state (Map 100).

Kentucky counties: Bullitt (1), Harlan (2), Jefferson (2), Laurel (3), Letcher (1), Madison (7), Morgan (2), Powell (1), Rowan (20), Whitley (2)

Years: 1968 (1), 1976 (1), 1982 (6), 1984 (4), 1985 (12), 1991 (1), 2010 (2), 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (4), 2017 (1)

Months: April (1), May (10), June (28), July (2)

Collections (27 records, 41 specimens): ABRC (4), AMBC (2), BG (1), EGCCRC (4), JMLC (3), PDBC (2), UKIC (25)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (5); beat sheet (1); log pile (2); Flowers: Viburnum (9), Prunus (4), Aruncus (3), Apocynum (2), Ceanothus americanus (2), Asclepias (1)

Larval host plants: Betula , Castanea and Liriodendron tulipifera ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Adult flower hosts: Achillea , Aralia , Aruncus , Ceanothus , Cornus , Sambucus , Smilacina , Solidago , Spiraea ( Bousquet et al. 2017) and Vitis ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: Can be abundant on flowers.