Centrodera decolorata (Harris, 1841)

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 : 59

Centrodera decolorata (Harris, 1841) ; Rhagiini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ and ME to northern GA to northern MI. Kentucky specimens are all from the southeastern quarter of the state (Central and Southwestern Appalachians ecoregions; Map 030).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (3), Harlan (5), Pulaski (1)

Years: 2010 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (2), 2018 (1)

Months: May (3), June (6)

Collections (7 records, 9 specimens): EGCCRC (7), JMLC (1), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Blacklight (9)

Larval host plants: Acer saccharinum , Carya , Castanea , Fagus ferruginea , Fraxinus , Juglans nigra , Liriodendron tulipifera , Magnolia acuminata , Malus , Prunus and Quercus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022b)

Comments: This is only one of a handful of lepturine genera that have nocturnal species attracted to lights.