Astylopsis macula (Say, 1826)

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 : 34

Astylopsis macula (Say, 1826) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: PE to SC to MO to MN. Kentucky collections were from the eastern third of the state (Map 016).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (2), Fayette (2), Harlan (4), Jessamine (2)

Years: 2015 (6), 2016 (2), 2017 (2)

Months: June (14), July (1), August (9)

Collections (7 records, 10 specimens): EGCCRC (10)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (12)

Larval host plants: Acer rubrum , Aesculus glabra , Carya glabra , Cornus florida , Hamamelis virginiana , Juglans spp. , Quercus spp. , Rhus spp. and Tilia americana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate ( Hanks & Millar 2013); (S)-sulcatol ( Meier et al. 2019)

Comments: Attracted to lights. While Hanks and Millar (2013) report (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate as an attractant, no Kentucky specimens were collected this way even though this lure has been frequently used in Kentucky.