Saperda vestita 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 : 52

Saperda vestita Say, 1824 ; Saperdini “linden borer” [new state record]

Distribution: NB to northern FL to eastern TX to southern MB. The few Kentucky collections are from the south-central part of the state (Map 168).

Kentucky counties: Madison (3), Russell (1)

Years: 1964 (1), 2009 (1), 2012 (1), 2015 (1)

Months: May (1), June (2), July (1)

Collections (4 records, 4 specimens): EGCCRC (3), WKUC (1)

Collection methods: Blacklight (3)

Larval host plants: Primarily Tilia , and although Acer and Populus have also been reported ( Linsley & Chemsak 1995), “these records are suspect” ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Beating linden tree foliage ( Tilia ) can also yield specimens.

Note: Species currently in the genus Sternidius below are listed under the genus Liopinus in most identification manuals (e.g., Lingafelter 2007; Linsley & Chemsak 1995; Yanega 1996).