Hyperplatys aspersa (Say, 1824)

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 : 41-42

Hyperplatys aspersa (Say, 1824) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: A transcontinental species ranging from NL to GA to UT to BC. Most Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state (Map 082).

Kentucky counties: Bath (1), Fayette (7), Jessamine (2), LaRue (1), Letcher (1), Madison (5), Rowan (2)

Years: 1897 (1), 1903 (1), 1920 (1), 1944 (1), 1973 (1), 1984 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 2008 (1), 2010 (2), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2019 (1)

Months: May (8), June (8), July (3)

Collections (19 records, 19 specimens): ABRC (1), BG (3), EGCCRC (4), JMLC (1), PDBC (1), UKIC (8), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (5); blacklight (1); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Acer grandidentatum , Amelanchier spp. , Castanea dentata , Cornus florida , Fraxinus spp ., Hamamelis virginiana , Lindera benzoin , Liriodendron tulipifera , Prunus spp. , Rhus glabra , Robinia psudoacacia , Tilia americana and Ulmus pumila ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Specimens can be beaten from dead host plant branches and twigs ( Bousquet et al. 2017).