Dromaeolus badius (Melsheimer, 1844)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: five individuals from four sites. Caught in flight trap from 16 June – 27 July 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America, west to Arizona, Utah, and Idaho (Muona 2000).

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae develop in decayed oak stumps (Osten Sacken 1862) and have also emerged from decayed tulip poplar ( Liriodendron tulipifera L. ( Magnoliaceae)), hickory, and aspen ( Populus L. (Saliceae) аrn 1909; Kirk 1922; Muona 2000).