Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787

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 : 50

Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787 ; Saperdini “roundheaded appletree borer”

Distribution: NS to FL to OK to AB. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state (Map 161). Kentucky counties: Fayette (3), Harlan (1), Jackson (1), Letcher (1), Madison (3), Perry (1), Rowan (3) Years: 1901 (1), 1922 (2), 1925 (1), 1942 (1), 1981 (1), 1982 (1), 1988 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2015 (1), 2019 (1) Months: April (1), May (6), June (4), July (2) Collections (13 records, 13 specimens): BG (1), CMNH (1), EGCCRC (2), PDBC (1), UKIC (8) Collection methods: Light (3); beat sheet (1); trees: Malus (3), Fraxinus (1) Larval host plants: Amelanchier spp. , Cydonia oblonga Miller , Prunus spp. , Pyrus comunnis and Sorbus americana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d) Comments : Attracted to lights. Specimens can also be collected by beating its host plants.