Priobium sericeum (Say, 1825)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: two individuals from two sites. Caught in flight trap from 16–30 June 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae develop within dead branches of oak, cherry, hickory, holly ( Ilex L. ( Aquifoliaceae)), and mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia L. ( Ericaceae)) (White 1982), and apparently use very dry wood (McClarin 2005); emerged from large and small hardwood pieces and associated with fresh wood (Ferro et al. 2012 a; Ferro and Nguyen 2016).

Conservation.

Significantly higher abundance in primary (= old-growth) than secondary (= second-growth) forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains (Ferro et al. 2012 a).