Euderces picipes (Fabricius, 1787)

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 : 16

Euderces picipes (Fabricius, 1787) ; Tillomorphini

Distribution: Southern PQ to central FL to south TX to southern MN. Kentucky specimens are from all but the two Mississippi ecoregions (Map 055).

Kentucky counties: Barren (1), Campbell (1), Fayette (22), Grant (2), Grayson (2), Greenup (1), Hopkins (1), Jefferson (1), Jessamine (1), Letcher (1), Madison (6), Mercer (2), Nelson (1), Pendleton (1), Powell (2), Rockcastle (2), Rowan (11), Whitley (1)

Years: 1894 (1), 1945 (9), 1969 (1), 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1976 (2), 1982 (5), 1984 (2), 1985 (3), 1986 (1), 1988 (1), 1995 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (2), 2011 (5), 2012 (14), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2018 (2), 2021 (1)

Months: April (1), May (23), June (28), July (7)

Collections (34 records, 59 specimens): ABRC (17), AMBC (1), BG (1), EGCCRC (7), OSUC (2), PDBC (2), UKIC (27), XEUC (1), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (20); Log pile (3); Flowers: Ceanothus americanus (1), Rhus glabra (1), Viburnum (1); panel trap baited with: C6 diols & C6 ketols (1), Ray lab blend (1)

Larval host plants: Acer rubrum , Carya spp ., Castanea spp. , Celtis , Cercis canadensis , Cornus , Juglans nigra , Nyssa sylvatica , Pyrus , Quercus spp. , Robinia pseudoacacia and Ulmus ( Linsley & Chemsak 1997)

Comments: An abundant and widespread species. This diurnal ant mimic is most often found on flowers where it can be collected in numbers.