Tetraopes melanurus Schoenherr, 1817

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 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
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scientific name	Tetraopes melanurus Schoenherr, 1817
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Tetraopes melanurus Schoenherr, 1817 View in CoL View at ENA ; Tetraopini [new state record]

Distribution: ME to FL to MI. Kentucky records are scattered through the eastern two thirds of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 189).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (2), Madison (1), Metcalfe (1), Rowan (2), Warren (1)

Years: 1890 (2), 1973 (1), 1984 (2), 2020 (1), 2021 (1)

Months: July (1), August (5), October (1)

Collections (7 records, 7 specimens): UKIC (4), WKUC (1), iNat (2)

Collection methods: Solidago (1)

Larval host plants: Butterflyweed ( Asclepias tuberosa ) ( Farrell & Mitter 1998)

Comments: Adults are found on butterflyweed during the day.