Strangalia acuminata (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 : 66

Strangalia acuminata (Olivier, 1800) ; Lepturini

Distribution: Southern NH to northern FL and LA to southern WI. Kentucky collections are from the northeastern quarter of the state (mostly from the Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 182).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (2), Morgan (2), Rowan (18)

Years: 1982 (10), 1984 (2), 1985 (8), 2018 (2)

Months: May (4), June (18)

Collections (13 records, 22 specimens): FlorC (2), UKIC (20)

Collection methods: Flowers: Viburnum (16), Hydrangea (2), unspecified (2)

Larval host plants: Alnus , Ostrya, Physocarpus , Quercus and Viburnum ( Chemsak 2005)

Adult flower hosts: Aruncus , Castanea , Ceanothus , Cornus , Crataegus , Hydrangea , Nyssa , Prunus , Rhus , Robinia , Rubus , Spiraea, Sorbarta , Vaccinium , Viburnum ( Chemsak 2005) and Tragopogon and Sambucus nigra canadensis ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: A diurnal species most often collected from flowers.