Astylopsis sexguttata (Say, 1826)

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 : 34

Astylopsis sexguttata (Say, 1826) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: NB to south FL to eastern TX to eastern ND. Kentucky collections were from the eastern third of the state (Map 017).

Kentucky counties: Boone (1), Estill (1), Fayette (1), Harlan (2), Letcher (1), Madison (1), Perry (2), nr (5)

Years: 2006 (1), 2010 (4), 2012 (1), 2015 (3), nr (5)

Months: May (1), June (3), July (3), August (1), September (1), nr (5)

Collections (10 records, 14 specimens): ABRC (1), CMNH (1), CNHM (5), EGCCRC (6), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Blacklight (3); Lindgren funnel trap (1); panel trap baited with α-pinene (4)

Larval host plants: Larix laricina , Liriodendron tulipifera , Rhus radicans and Pinus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: Ethanol, α-pinene, ipsenol and ipsdienol ( Miller et al. 2011)

Comments: Attracted to lights.