Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771)
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Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771) |
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Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771) View in CoL View at ENA ; Desmocerini
Distribution: NF to the panhandle of FL to LA to eastern OK to MN. Kentucky specimens were from the southeastern quarter of the state (in the two Appalachian ecoregions; Map 040).
Kentucky counties: Laurel (2), Perry (3), Rockcastle (1)
Years: 1943 (3), 1981 (2), 2019 (1)
Months: May (4), June (2)
Collections (3 records, 6 specimens): UKIC (5), iNat (1)
Collection methods: nr
Larval host plants: Feeds on lower stems of Sambucus canadensis ( Burke 1921; Herrick 1923)
Adult flower hosts: Sambucus canadensis ( Lingafelter 2007) , S. melanocarpa ( Burke 1921)
Comments: Adults are usually found (often in numbers) on the leaves and flowers of their host during the day.
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