Brachyleptura brevis Kirby

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 : 57-58

Brachyleptura brevis Kirby in Richardson, 1837; Lepturini [new state record]

Taxonomic note: Brachyleptura champlaini Casey was recently synonymized under B. brevis by Bousquet et al. (2017).

Distribution: NS to northern FL to eastern TX to MN. All Kentucky specimens are from the eastern third of the state (Western Allegheny Plateau and the two Appalachian ecoregions; Map 022).

Kentucky counties: Harlan (1), Madison (1), Morgan (1), Powell (1), Rowan (1), Whitley (2), Wolfe (1)

Years: 1945 (1), 1964 (1), 1984 (1), 1985 (1), 2009 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2016 (1)

Months: June (7), July (1)

Collections (8 records, 8 specimens): ABRC (1), CNC (1), EGCCRC (2), PDBC (1), UKIC (3)

Collection methods: Flowers: Aruncus (1), Viburnum (1), unspecified (1)

Larval host plants: Pinus spp. and Tsuga sp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022b)

Adult flower hosts: Achillea , Hydrangea arborescens and Tragopogon ( Lingafelter 2007) and Aruncus , Castanea , Ceanothus and Spiraea ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Comments: Adults are diurnal and often found on flowers.