Strangalia solitaria 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 : 67

Strangalia solitaria Haldeman, 1847 ; Lepturini

Taxonomic note: This is considered a subspecies of Strangalia famelica in many publications (e.g., Chemsak 2005; Lingafelter 2007), but Yanega (1996) and Bousquet et al. (2017) recognized them to be separate species. All Kentucky specimens that we examined are S. solitaria .

Distribution: OH to MS to eastern TX to eastern ND. Kentucky records are nearly statewide, but most are from the eastern third of the state (Map 185).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (1), Christian (1), Grayson (1), Madison (1), Menifee (1), Pike (5), Rowan (6), Whitley (1)

Years: 1898 (5), 1945 (1), 1982 (3), 1985 (3), 2001 (1), 2009 (1), 2012 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1)

Months: May (1), June (10), July (6)

Collections (11 records, 17 specimens): ABRC (1), EGCCRC (3), UKIC (12), UMRM (1)

Collection methods: Viburnum flowers (6)

Larval host plants: Betula and Quercus ( Chemsak 2005)

Adult flower hosts: Callicarpa , Cornus , Hydrangea, Pastinaca , Rhus , Rosa , Smilacina , and Spiraea ( Chemsak 2005)

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