Dicerca tenebrica (Kirby, 1837)

Hallinen, Marie J., Steffens, Wayne P., Schultz, Jennifer L. & Aukema, Brian H., 2021, The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Minnesota, with a Discussion of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 173-190 : 184

90. Dicerca tenebrica (Kirby, 1837)

County Records (n = 350): Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis , Wadena, Washington, and Winona .

Collection Dates: 26 April–1 September.

Minnesota Hosts: Adults collected on Larix laricina , Pinus banksiana , Populus alba L., Populus sp. , and flowers of Sonchus arvensis L. ( Asteraceae ). Larval host recorded as Populus grandidentata . Adults also on P. tremuloides .

Collection Method: On foliage and flowers, in Lindgren funnel trap on Pinus banksiana baited with alpha-pinene and bark beetle pheromones, washed ashore on Lake Superior, and as C. fumipennis prey.