Prionus imbricornis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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 : 72-73

Prionus imbricornis (Linnaeus, 1767) ; Prionini “tilehorned prionus”

Distribution: NJ to south FL to TX to eastern MT. Kentucky collections of this commonly collected species are statewide (Map 148).

Kentucky counties: Allen (2), Barren (3), Bath (1), Boyd (1), Breathitt (1), Breckinridge (1), Bullitt (4), Butler (2), Caldwell (3), Edmonson (2), Fayette (5), Franklin (2), Fulton (1), Graves (1), Grayson (2), Hardin (2), Hart (1), Hopkins (1), Jackson (1), Jefferson (8), Lee (2), Letcher (1), Logan (1), Lyon (1), Madison (33), Marion (1), Marshall (3), McCracken (1), McCreary (1), Meade (3), Metcalfe (1), Powell (1), Rowan (7), Russell (1), Taylor (1), Trigg (8), Warren (8), Wayne (3), Webster (1), Wolfe (1), Woodford (1)

Years: 1927 (1), 1952 (3), 1953 (2), 1957 (2), 1958 (1), 1960 (1), 1963 (3), 1965 (7), 1966 (2), 1967 (1), 1969 (2), 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1972 (3), 1973 (1), 1975 (1), 1976 (1), 1978 (1), 1979 (2), 1981 (4), 1983 (1), 1985 (1), 1990 (1), 1991 (3), 1995 (1), 2001 (2), 2008 (4), 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (21), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (11), 2020 (6), 2021 (14)

Months: April (1), June (28), July (80), August (8), September (4), November (2)

Collections (101 records, 124 specimens): ABRC (22), AMBC (2), BG (3), EGCCRC (5), FlorC (1), INHSIC (1), OSUC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (4), UKPRC (3), UMRM (2), WKUC (8), iNat (37)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (22); blacklight (12); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Feeds in living roots of Castanea dentata , Pyrus , Quercus , Sorbus , Zea mays ( Monné & Nearns 2022a) and Carya illinoinensis ( Lingafelter 2007)

Chemical lures: Barbour et al. (2011) reported that males are attracted to the female-produced pheromone (3 R,5 S)-3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid

Comments: Attracted to lights.