Bellamira scalaris (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 : 57

Bellamira scalaris (Say, 1826) ; Lepturini

Distribution: NS to northern FL to eastern TX to southern MB. Kentucky records are scattered, but most are from the eastern half of the state (Map 021).

Kentucky counties: Bell (1), Breathitt (3), Campbell (3), Hopkins (1), Jefferson (1), Madison (4), Pulaski (2)

Years: 1892 (1), 1958 (1), 1972 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (4)

Months: May (3), June (11), July (1)

Collections (15 records, 15 specimens): ABRC (1), EGCCRC (5), JMLC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (3), XEUC (3)

Collection methods: Light (2); Malaise trap (2); sugar trap (1); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (3), C6 (1), α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Acer rubrum , Betula spp. , Carya , Chamaecyparis obtusa , Cryptomeria japonica , Fagus ferruginea , Liriodendron tulipifera , Picea spp. , Pinus spp. , Populus , Quercus , Salix , Tilia americana and Tsuga sieboldii ( Monné & Nearns 2022b)

Adult flower hosts: Cirsium, Phytolacca , Rhus and Spiraea ( Lingafelter 2007)

Chemical lures: A blend of 3-hydroxyoctan-2-one + syn -2,3-hexanediol + ethanol was found to be an attractant (D. R. Miller et al. 2022)

Comments: The 2 nd largest lepturine in the state (next to Stenelytrana ). A diurnal species that is occasionally attracted to lights.