Enaphalodes rufulus (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 : 15-16

Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman, 1847) ; Elaphidiini “red oak borer”

Distribution: ME to south FL to west TX to southern MN. Kentucky records are scattered throughout the state except for the two Mississippi ecoregions (Map 052).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (1), Bullitt (3), Carroll (1), Fayette (1), Franklin (1), Henderson (1), Hopkins (1), Jefferson (1), Laurel (3), Logan (1), Marion (1), Mercer (2), Powell (30), Rowan (5), Trigg (9), Whitley (4), Wolfe (2)

Years: 1945 (4), 1965 (2), 1967 (1), 1969 (6), 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1973 (1), 1979 (27), 1981 (4), 1989 (2), 1997 (2), 2001 (1), 2005 (3), 2013 (1), 2017 (2), 2019 (4), 2021 (5)

Months: June (10), July (56), October (1)

Collections (28 records, 67 specimens): ABRC (1), CMNH (3), PDBC (2), UKIC (50), UMRM (1), WKUC (1), iNat (9)

Collection methods: Light (32)

Larval host plants: Oaks and maples ( Acer sp. , Quercus alba , Q. coccinea , Q. laurifolia , Q. palustris , Q. stellata , Q. velutina , Q. virginiana ; Linsley & Chemsak 1997)

Comments: This species has become numerous enough at times to cause serious damage to timber ( Linsley 1963). Attracted to lights—a series of 27 specimens was collected by blacklight on one night in the Red River Gorge (Powell County).