Necydalis mellita (Say, 1835)

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 : 71

Necydalis mellita (Say, 1835) ; na [new state record]

Distribution: NY to northern GA to AR to southern MN to southern ON. Kentucky specimens are mostly from the Interior Plateau (Map 111).

Kentucky counties: Boone (1), Fayette (4), Madison (7)

Years: 2010 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2021 (1)

Months: May (8), June (4)

Collections (9 records, 12 specimens): ABRC (2), AMBC (1), EGCCRC (6), PDBC (1), iNat (2)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (5); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Castanea and Quercus with a questionable record for Pinus ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Comments: Attracted to lights but can also be collected during the day. EGC collected a series of males on leaves in a sunny spot in a forested area just east of Berea.

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