Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch, 1801)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: eight individuals from eight sites. Caught in flight trap from 25 March – 9 April 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Emerged from moderately to well-decayed hardwood substrates, such as the hollowed interior of a redbud ( Cercis L. ( Fabaceae)) trunk or rotten logs (Ritcher 1966; Ferro et al. 2012 a); adults occur on dead trees, such as red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) (Staines 1984).

Conservation.

Occurrence probability increases in old forests (predating 1938 and oak dominated) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2024).