Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771)

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 : 60

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
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scientific name	Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771)
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Desmocerus palliatus (Forster, 1771) View in CoL View at ENA ; Desmocerini

Distribution: NF to the panhandle of FL to LA to eastern OK to MN. Kentucky specimens were from the southeastern quarter of the state (in the two Appalachian ecoregions; Map 040).

Kentucky counties: Laurel (2), Perry (3), Rockcastle (1)

Years: 1943 (3), 1981 (2), 2019 (1)

Months: May (4), June (2)

Collections (3 records, 6 specimens): UKIC (5), iNat (1)

Collection methods: nr

Larval host plants: Feeds on lower stems of Sambucus canadensis ( Burke 1921; Herrick 1923)

Adult flower hosts: Sambucus canadensis ( Lingafelter 2007) , S. melanocarpa ( Burke 1921)

Comments: Adults are usually found (often in numbers) on the leaves and flowers of their host during the day.