Brachyleptura vagans (Olivier, 1800)

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 : 58

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CD98B371-D713-457E-A2D4-504F5AB0CAC5
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E6F5F56-FF92-FF8F-CCCF-FA81FCAA33EB
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Brachyleptura vagans (Olivier, 1800)
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Brachyleptura vagans (Olivier, 1800) View in CoL ; Lepturini [new state record]

Distribution: NS to northern FL to AR to MN. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern third of the state (Western Allegheny Plateau and Southwestern Appalachians; Map 025).

Kentucky counties: Madison (1), Rowan (6), Whitley (1), Whitley/Knox (1)

Years: 1945 (2), 1982 (1), 1985 (5), 2011 (1)

Months: June (9)

Collections (6 records, 9 specimens): ABRC (1), UKIC (8)

Collection methods: Flowers: Ceanothus americanus (5), Viburnum (1), unspecified (1)

Larval host plants: Betula , Carya , Juglans nigra , Pinus and Tsuga ( Monné & Nearns 2022b) .

Adult flower hosts: Daucus carota and Rhus glabra ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: Adults are diurnal and often found on flowers.