Saperda lateralis Fabricius, 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 : 51

Saperda lateralis Fabricius, 1775 ; Saperdini

Distribution: NS to central FL to eastern TX to southern MB. Most Kentucky collections are from the central half of the state (Map 164).

Kentucky counties: Bullitt (1), Edmonson (3), Fayette (5), Grant (1), Hopkins (1), Jessamine (3), Laurel (1), Madison (7), Meade (1), Powell (1), Rockcastle (1), Rowan (3), Wayne (4), nr (1)

Years: 1907 (1), 1908 (1), 1952 (4), 1974 (2), 1976 (1), 1981 (1), 1983 (1), 1986 (1), 1995 (1), 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2020 (2), 2021 (1), nr (3)

Months: May (2), June (21), July (6), August (1), nr (3)

Collections (32 records, 33 specimens): ABRC (3), CNHM (1), EGCCRC (8), OSUC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (11), UMRM (1), USNM (2), iNat (3), iNat/BG (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (11); light (2); Lindgren funnel trap (1); beating Liriodendron tulipifera (1); from Ulmus laevis (1); panel trap baited with C6 ketols (1)

Larval host plants: Acer , Rhus ( Bousquet et al. 2017) , Carpinus caroliniana , Carya spp ., Cercis canadensis , Fraxinus americana , Pinus contorta , Sambucus racemosa , Tilia americana and Ulmus rubra ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: A common, diurnal species often collected by Malaise traps or beating, although it also comes to lights.