Hippopsis lemniscata (Fabricius, 1801)

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 : 41

Hippopsis lemniscata (Fabricius, 1801) ; Agapanthiini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern ON to south FL to TX to IA, with collections as far south as Nicaragua. Kentucky collections are mostly from the eastern two thirds of the state (Map 080).

Kentucky counties: Bullitt (1), Campbell (2), Fayette (2), Grant (1), Harlan (1), Harrison (1), Jefferson (2), Jessamine (1), Letcher (1), Lincoln (1), Madison (6), Nicholas (1), Pendleton (2), Powell (1), Rowan (1), Trigg (1), Warren (1), Wayne (1)

Years: 1940 (1), 1952 (1), 1970 (1), 1971 (2), 1972 (1), 1976 (1), 1983 (1), 1986 (1), 1995 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (6), 2014 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2020 (2)

Months: May (1), June (11), July (9), August (4), September (1), October (1)

Collections (27 records, 27 specimens): ABRC (4), BG (2), EGCCRC (6), PDBC (1), UKIC (9), WKUC (1), XEUC (1), iNat (3)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (8); Light (3); Flowers: Cornus (1), Salix (1)

Larval host plants: Ageratum , Amaranthus , Ambrosia spp. , Aster spinosus , Bidens , Coreopsis , Desmodium elegans , Erechtites , Erigeron ramosus , Glycine , Helianthus , Polymnia canadensis , Melothria pendula , Rudbeckia , Sesamum indicuIm, Vernonia interior and Xanthium ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Attracted to lights and readily comes to Malaise traps.