Gaurotes cyanipennis (Say, 1824)

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 : 61

Gaurotes cyanipennis (Say, 1824) ; Rhagiini

Distribution: NB to northern GA to northern MS to MO to MN. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state (Map 063).

Kentucky counties: Campbell (6), Fayette (1), Grant (2), Laurel (1), Madison (5), Rowan (8), Spencer (1)

Years: 1984 (1), 1985 (7), 1995 (2), 1999 (1), 2011 (1), 2013 (2), 2015 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2021 (4)

Months: May (3), June (20), July (1)

Collections (18 records, 24 specimens): ABRC (2), AMBC (2), EGCCRC (1), FlorC (1), JMLC (1), OSUC (2), PDBC (1), UKIC (8), XEUC (5), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (5); Flowers: Viburnum (7), Rhus glabra (1); panel trap baited with Ray lab blend (3), C6 ketols (2), trichoferone (2)

Larval host plants: Betula , Cornus florida , Castanea , Juglans nigra , Morus rubra , Nyssa sylvatica , Prunus , Quercus rubra and Rhus glabra ( Monné & Nearns 2022b)

Adult flower hosts: Hydrangea arborescens ( Lingafelter 2007) and Cornus, Physocarpus , Rhus , Rubus and Viburnum ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Comments: Adults can be abundant on flowers in Kentucky.