Magdalis barbita (Say, 1831)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: four individuals from four sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 April – 6 May 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae feed on the inner bark and sapwood of unhealthy and dying elms ( Ulmus L. ( Ulmaceae)) (Baker 1972); emerged from slippery elm ( Ulmus rubra Muhl.) and American elm ( Ulmus americana L.) (Webster et al. 2012 a; Haack 2020); adults also occur under bark of recently dead hardwoods, such as oak and hickory (Blatchley and Leng 1916).