Strangalia luteicornis (Fabricius, 1775)

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 : 66-67

Strangalia luteicornis (Fabricius, 1775) ; Lepturini

Distribution: Southern PQ to southern FL to eastern TX to MN. Kentucky records are scattered throughout the eastern three quarters of the state (Map 184).

Kentucky counties: Bullitt (12), Butler (1), Campbell (1), Christian (1), Fayette (8), Grayson (3), Hardin (1), Hopkins (2), Jefferson (2), Jessamine (1), Laurel (7), Letcher (2), Lewis (1), Madison (19), Meade (1), Morgan (1), Owen (1), Rockcastle (2), Rowan (18), Warren (1), Whitley (1)

Years: 1945 (6), 1953 (1), 1963 (2), 1969 (1), 1973 (1), 1975 (7), 1976 (3), 1982 (8), 1984 (8), 1985 (4), 1999 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (5), 2013 (11), 2015 (2), 2016 (4), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2020 (4), 2021 (4)

Months: May (3), June (66), July (17)

Collections (63 records, 86 specimens): ABRC (18), AMBC (2), BG (3), EGCCRC (1), FlorC (1), JMLC (5), PDBC (1), UKIC (41), WKUC (2), XEUC (1), iNat (11)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (24); light (2); sugar trap (1); Flowers: Viburnum (14), Ceanothus americanus (2), Cimicifuga racemosa (2), Daucus carota (2), unspecified (2); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Betula , Fagus , Ulmus , Viburnum and Vitis ( Bousquet et al. 2017) and Fagus and Quercus ( Chemsak 2005)

Adult flower hosts: Callicarpa , Castanea , Ceanothus , Celtis , Daucus , Hydrangea, Itea , Magnolia, Passiflora , Rhus , Rosa , Smilacina , Spiraea and Viburnum ( Chemsak 2005) and Asclepias syriaca and Tragopogon ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: A diurnal species most often collected from flowers. Also attracted to fermenting sugar.