Sycamore-associate

Guides

• Ancylis platanana

  Sycamore Leaffolder Moth

  Ancylis platanana, commonly known as the Sycamore Leaffolder Moth, is a small tortricid moth native to the eastern United States. Adults have a wingspan of 11–15 mm. The species is associated with sycamore trees (Platanus), as indicated by its specific epithet and common name. First described by Clemens in 1860, it remains relatively understudied.

  tortricidleafrollersycamore-associateeastern-US-endemicsmall-moth

• Mallodon dasystomus

  hardwood stump borer

  Mallodon dasystomus is a large prionine longhorned beetle native to the southern United States, ranging through Mexico and Central America to northern South America. Adults measure 35–50 mm in length and possess conspicuously hairy mouthparts that inspired the species epithet (from Greek dasus 'hairy' and stoma 'mouth'). The species is strongly associated with hardwood trees, particularly sycamores, and larvae develop in dead or dying wood. Both sexes use volatile semiochemicals for host location, while females produce a sex pheromone that attracts males.

  CerambycidaePrioninaelonghorned-beetlehardwood-borersycamore-associatesemiochemical-communicationwood-boring-beetleNorth-American-faunaNeotropical-distribution