Saperda discoidea Fabricius, 1798

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 : 50-51

Saperda discoidea Fabricius, 1798 ; Saperdini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ to northern FL to eastern OK and SD. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 162).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (2), Jessamine (1), Madison (9), Powell (1), Rowan (6), Wayne (1)

Years: 1952 (1), 1981 (1), 1982 (1), 1983 (1), 1986 (4), 2009 (2), 2010 (2), 2013 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (4)

Months: May (3), June (11), July (4), August (2)

Collections (18 records, 20 specimens): ABRC (3),AMBC (2), CMNH (1), EGCCRC (6), PDBC (1), UKIC (7)

Collection methods: Light (5); Malaise trap (5); Quercus alba wood pile (1); fogging trees (1)

Larval host plants: Carya spp . and Juglans nigra ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Specimens can also be collected by Malaise trap and beating its host plants.