Neoalosterna capitata (Newman, 1841)

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 : 63

Neoalosterna capitata (Newman, 1841) ; Lepturini [new state record]

Distribution: NS to NC to AR to WI to south-central ON. The few Kentucky specimens are mostly from the eastern half of the state (Map 112).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Jefferson (1), Madison (6), Whitley (1)

Years: 1956 (1), 2009 (1), 2013 (1), 2016 (5), 2018 (1)

Months: April (6), May (2), June (1)

Collections (5 records, 9 specimens): ABRC (3), EGCCRC (4), PDBC (1), UKIC (1)

Collection methods: Cornus flowers (5); Malaise trap (3)

Larval host plants: Betula ( Chemsak 2005)

Adult flower hosts: Acer , Achillea , Aruncus , Cornus , Heracleum , Hydrangea , Prunus , Pyrus , and Viburnum ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Comments: Series of specimens can be collected on flowering dogwoods in April and May in Kentucky.