Clytus ruricola (Olivier, 1800)

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 : 12-13

Clytus ruricola (Olivier, 1800) ; Clytini

Distribution: NS to central GA and NW to southern AB. Kentucky specimens were taken mostly from the eastern half of the state (Map 034).

Kentucky counties: Allen (1), Barren (1), Bell (1), Breathitt (1), Campbell (18), Fayette (3), Johnson (1), Madison (12), Nelson (1), Powell (1), Pulaski (4), nr (1)

Years: 1892 (1), 1970 (1), 1972 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (15), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (4), 2019 (13), 2021 (5)

Months: April (1), May (16), June (26), July (2)

Collections (30 records, 45 specimens): ABRC (12), AMBC (1), BG (1), EGCCRC (4), FlorC (1), PDBC (1), UKIC (3), XEUC (18), iNat (4)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (15); light trap (2); Hydrangea flowers (2); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (16); fuscumol (1)

Larval host plants: Acer , Alnus , Betula , Carya , Fagus , Ostrya , Sorbus and Tilia ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Adult flower hosts: Cornus and Heracleum ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Chemical lures: Ethanol ( Montgomery & Wargo 1983)

Comments: A diurnal species often collected in forested areas on dead tree trunks or the above flowers.