Strophiona nitens (Forster, 1771)

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 : 67

Strophiona nitens (Forster, 1771) ; Lepturini

Distribution: NS to the FL panhandle to western AR to southern MB. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 186).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Madison (11), Pulaski (1), Rowan (3)

Years: 1948 (1), 1985 (3), 2013 (8), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (1)

Months: May (4), June (12)

Collections (15 records, 16 specimens): ABRC (8), EGCCRC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (4), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (8); sugar trap (1), Flowers: Viburnum (2), Aruncus (1); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Carya , Castanea , Fagus , Juglans and Quercus ( Chemsak 2005) and Acer ( Lingafelter 2007)

Adult flower hosts: Actinidia , Aruncus , Ceanothus , Cornus and Hydrangea ( Chemsak 2005) and Tragopogon ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: A diurnal species most often collected from flowers. Also attracted to fermenting sugar and occasionally to lights.