Oberea myops Haldeman, 1847

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 : 47

Oberea myops Haldeman, 1847 ; Saperdini [new state record]

Distribution: NB to SC and northern GA to MI. Kentucky specimens were taken from the eastern third of the state (Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 122).

Kentucky counties: Madison (2), Wolfe (1)

Years: 2013 (2), 2017 (1)

Months: May (1), June (1), July (1)

Collections (3 records, 3 specimens): EGCCRC (2), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (2)

Larval host plants: Branches of living Azalea , Rhododendron ( Lingafelter 2007) , Cornus florida , Kalmia latifolia and Vaccinium arboretum ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Beating or sweeping the hosts and Malaise traps are effective collecting methods.