Necydalis mellita (Say, 1835)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CD98B371-D713-457E-A2D4-504F5AB0CAC5 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E6F5F56-FFED-FFF0-CCCF-FE99FEA4365F |
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Plazi |
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Necydalis mellita (Say, 1835) |
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Necydalis mellita (Say, 1835) View in CoL ; na [new state record]
Distribution: NY to northern GA to AR to southern MN to southern ON. Kentucky specimens are mostly from the Interior Plateau (Map 111).
Kentucky counties: Boone (1), Fayette (4), Madison (7)
Years: 2010 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2021 (1)
Months: May (8), June (4)
Collections (9 records, 12 specimens): ABRC (2), AMBC (1), EGCCRC (6), PDBC (1), iNat (2)
Collection methods: Malaise trap (5); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)
Larval host plants: Castanea and Quercus with a questionable record for Pinus ( Bousquet et al. 2017)
Comments: Attracted to lights but can also be collected during the day. EGC collected a series of males on leaves in a sunny spot in a forested area just east of Berea.
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