Graphisurus fasciatus (De Geer, 1775)

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 : 40

Graphisurus fasciatus (De Geer, 1775) ; Acanthocinini

Distribution: NS to FL to eastern TX to central ON. Kentucky collections of this wide-ranging and abundant species are nearly statewide (Map 073).

Kentucky counties: Anderson (1), Bullitt (2), Campbell (25), Christian (2), Daviess (1), Edmonson (1), Fayette (3), Grant (2), Harlan (3), Hopkins (2), Jefferson (7), Lee (1), Letcher (1), Madison (53), McCracken (1), McLean (1), Mercer (1), Muhlenberg (1), Pike (1), Powell (3), Pulaski (1), Rowan (9), Warren (5), Wayne (2), Wolfe (1), nr (6)

Years: 1939 (1), 1948 (1), 1952 (2), 1953 (1), 1958 (1), 1962 (1), 1965 (1), 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1972 (1), 1978 (1), 1981 (8), 1983 (1), 1985 (2), 2007 (1), 2010 (6), 2011 (9), 2012 (1), 2013 (30), 2014 (4), 2015 (4), 2016 (5), 2017 (20), 2018 (9), 2019 (6), 2020 (4), 2021 (5), nr (8)

Months: May (16), June (55), July (48), August (7), September (2), nr (8)

Collections (100 records, 136 specimens): ABRC (42), AMBC (2), BG (6), CNHM (7), EGCCRC (13), FlorC (1), INHSIC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (18), WKUC (7), XEUC (25), iNat (12)

Collection methods: Light (23); Malaise trap (37); sugar trap (5); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (24); Spondylidine lure (1). Fuscumol + fuscumol acetate + α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Acer spp. , Carpinus caroliniana , Carya spp ., Castanea dentata , Diospyros virginiana , Fagus ferrugínea , Juglans nigra , Liquidambar styraciflua , Magnolia grandiflora , Pinus contorta , Quercus spp. , Rhus radicans and Tilia americana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate with ethanol as an enhancer ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

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