Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1 |
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Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924) |
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Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924) View in CoL ; Elaphidiini [new state record]
Distribution: NY to FL to eastern TX to KY, with most records from the Atlantic coastal plain; also recorded from Puerto Rico. Kentucky records are scattered across the central portion of the state (Map 153).
Kentucky counties: Allen (1), Madison (1), Powell (1), Warren (2)
Years: 1974 (2), 1986 (1), 2018 (1), 2020 (1)
Months: March (2), June (3)
Collections (4 records, 5 specimens): AMBC (1), CMNH (3), EGCCRC (1)
Collection methods: Light (2); reared from Cercis (2)
Larval host plants: Carya , Conocarpus erectus , Magnolia grandiflora and Prunus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)
Comments: Attracted to lights. It is interesting that two Kentucky specimens were reared from Cercis , which is not a published host.
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