Ampedus collaris

Ampedus collaris (Say, 1825) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 84 individuals from 21 sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 30 June 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Emerged from white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss (Pinaceae)) (Majka and Johnson 2008); adults occur in rotting wood, including hickory, white spruce, and eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) (Ramberg 1979). Conservation. Significantly associated with young forests (regrown since 1938 and pine dominated) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2023 a).