Oberea ruficollis (Fabricius, 1792)

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 : 48

Oberea ruficollis (Fabricius, 1792) ; Saperdini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to central FL to eastern TX to eastern KS. Kentucky specimens are from the central half of the state ( Interior Plateau ; Map 125).

Kentucky counties: Jessamine (1), Logan (1), Madison (7), Spencer (1), Trigg (1), nr (1)

Years: 1963 (1), 2010 (1), 2013 (4), 2014 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), nr (1)

Months: June (5), July (4), August (2), nr (1)

Collections (11 records, 12 specimens): ABRC (1),AMBC (1), CNHM (1), EGCCRC (7), UKIC (1), WKUC (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (8)

Larval host plants: Stems and roots of Lindera benzoin and Sassafras albidum ( Bousquet et al. 2017; Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: This is the largest species in the genus in Kentucky and can be collected by Malaise trap or beating live Sassafras or northern spicebush ( Lindera ).