Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 25

Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Callidiini [new state record]

Distribution: Holarctic in distribution. In North America , it ranges from NS to SC to AR to MN with additional records in CA and OR. Kentucky specimens were collected in the eastern half of the state (Map 139).

Kentucky counties: Bell (2), Campbell (4), Fayette (13), Jefferson (2), Laurel (4), Lincoln (1), Madison (2), Pulaski (1), Rowan (8)

Years: 1945 (1), 1948 (1), 1967 (2), 1981 (5), 1983 (1), 1984 (5), 1985 (1), 1990 (11), 1994 (2), 2005 (1), 2013 (1), 2018 (4), 2019 (2)

Months: March (2), April (5), May (26), June (4)

Collections (22 records, 37 specimens): EGCCRC (2), FlorC (1), PDBC (1), UKIC (29), XEUC (4)

Collection methods: Prunus flowers (1); wood: Quercus alba (1), lumber (5); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (4), fuscumol (1), methyl butanol (1), 2R*3R*-hydroxyhexanol (1)

Larval host plants: Acer spp. , Aesculus , Abies concolor , Alnus hirsuta , Carpinus betulus , Carya glabra , Castanea spp. , Clethra barbinervis , Corylus avellana , Fagus spp. , Fraxinus excelsior , Malus , Pinus spp. , Prunus jamasakura , Quercus spp. , Rhamnus davurica , Salix , Sambucus turbinata , Sorbus , Tilia japonica , Tsuga canadensis and Ulmus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: 3R*-ketone + 2,3-diols and (R)-2-methylbutan-1-ol ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

Comments: This spring species (most Kentucky records in May) is attracted to lights.