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Apteromechus ferratus

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: Apteromechus ferratus (Say, 1831) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 26 individuals from 14 sites. Caught in flight trap from 25 March – 26 August 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Larvae mine the inner bark of recently dead trees, including Sassafras Presl (Lauraceae) (Kissinger 1963); emerged from freshly dead hardwood twigs and branches (Ferro et al. 2012 a). Conservation. Significantly higher abundance in secondary (= second-growth) than primary (= old-growth) forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains (Ferro et al. 2012 a).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15027449

Authors: Traylor, Clayton R., Ulyshen, Michael D., Cornish, J. Winston, Tigreros, Gabriel, McHugh, Joseph V.

Institutions: University of Georgia, Temple University, Southern Research Station, The Jones Center at Ichauway

Language: English

Topic: Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6911814747

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