Eupogonius tomentosus (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 : 38

Eupogonius tomentosus (Haldeman, 1847) ; Desmiphorini

Distribution: S outhern PQ to south FL to eastern TX to southern MN. Kentucky collections were from the central part of the state (Map 060).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Madison (1), nr (2)

Years: 2014 (1), 2020 (1), nr (2)

Months: July (2), nr (2)

Collections (3 records, 4 specimens): CNHM (2), EGCCRC (1), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Blacklight trap (1); Malaise trap (1)

Larval host plants: Diospyros virginiana and Pinus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Beating dead pine and spruce branches can yield specimens ( Bousquet et al. 2017).