First confirmed larval host record and new northernmost distribution record for Brachys fasciferus Schwarz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Charles S. Eiseman
276 Old Wendell Rd., Northfield, MA 01360 USA
Tracy S. Feldman
25306 Pelham Rd., Durham, NC 27713 USA
Keywords: Leafminer, rearing
Abstract
We report the first documented rearing of Brachys fasciferus Schwarz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), from a leaf mine collected on southern live oak (Fagaceae: Quercus virginiana Mill.) in North Carolina. This species was previously only known from adult specimens collected in the United States as far north as Georgia. Whereas all other Nearctic Brachys Dejean species that have been reared overwinter as larvae or pupae, we show that B. fasciferus overwinters as adults
Publication
1192
Published
2026-05-29
How to cite
Eiseman CS, Feldman TS. 2026. First confirmed larval host record and new northernmost distribution record for Brachys fasciferus Schwarz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Insecta Mundi 1192: 1–5. https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1192.9p70h