Brachys aerosus (Melsheimer, 1845)

Hallinen, Marie J., Steffens, Wayne P., Schultz, Jennifer L. & Aukema, Brian H., 2021, The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Minnesota, with a Discussion of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 173-190 : 180

50. Brachys aerosus (Melsheimer, 1845)

County Records (n = 170): Anoka, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Garrison, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis , Steele, Todd, Wadena, Washington , Winona, and Wyoming.

Collection Dates: 10 May–2 August.

Minnesota Hosts: Adults collected on Fraxinus americana and Ulmus sp. Larval host recorded as Quercus rubra var. ambigua (Gray) Fern. Adults also on Acer sp. , Corylus cornuta , Crataegus douglasii , Crataegus punctata Jacq. , Pinus banksiana Lamb. , Populus tremuloides , Q. alba , Q. macrocarpa , Q. rubra , Q. velutina , Ulmus americana , and U. rubra .

Collection Method: On F. americana , Ulmus sp. , and in bait trap.