Papaipema
Encyclopedia
Papaipema is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Papaipema aerata (Lyman, 1901)
- Papaipema angelica (Smith, 1899) – Angelica Borer
- Papaipema apicata Dyar, 1912
- Papaipema appassionata (Harvey, 1876) – Pitcher Plant Borer
- Papaipema araliae Bird & Jones, 1921 – Aralia Shoot Borer
- Papaipema arctivorensPapaipema arctivorensThe Northern Burdock Borer is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec to northern Georgia, west to Missouri and north to Minnesota and Ontario....
Hampson, 1910 – Northern Burdock Borer - Papaipema astuta Bird, 1907 – Yellow Stoneroot Borer
- Papaipema aweme (Lyman, 1908) – Aweme Borer
- Papaipema baptisiae (Bird, 1902) – Indigo Stem Borer
- Papaipema beeriana Bird, 1923 – (Beer's) Blazing Star Borer
- Papaipema birdiPapaipema birdiThe Umbellifer Borer is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec to Alberta and south in the east to New Jersey....
(Dyar, 1908) – Umbellifer Borer - Papaipema cataphractaPapaipema cataphractaThe Burdock Borer is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan....
(Grote, 1864) – Burdock Borer - Papaipema cerina (Grote, 1874) – Golden Borer
- Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864) – Ironweed Borer
- Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899) – Hops Stalk Borer
- Papaipema dribi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – Rare Borer
- Papaipema duovata (Bird, 1902) – Seaside Goldenrod Borer
- Papaipema duplicatus Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling Papaipema duplicata) – Dark Stoneroot Borer
- Papaipema eryngii Bird, 1917 – Rattlesnake-master Borer
- Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-pye-weed Borer or Eupatorium
- Papaipema furcataPapaipema furcataThe Ash Tip Borer is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and New Hampshire to Georgia, west to Louisiana and north to Manitoba....
(Smith, 1899) – Ash Tip Borer - Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881) – Heracleum Stem Borer
- Papaipema impecuniosa (Grote, 1881) – Arster Borer
- Papaipema inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – Sensitive Fern Borer
- Papaipema insulidens (Bird, 1902) – Ragwort Stem Borer
- Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841) – Columbine Borer
- Papaipema limata Bird, 1908
- Papaipema limpida (Guenée, 1852) – Vernonia Borer
- Papaipema lysimachiaePapaipema lysimachiaeThe Loosestrife Borer is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Illinois, north to Wisconsin and Ontario.The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October....
Bird, 1914 – Loosestrife Borer - Papaipema marginidens (Guenée, 1852) – Brick-red Borer
- Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909 – Giant Sunflower Borer or Maritime Borer
- Papaipema nebris (Guenée, 1852) – Stalk Borer
- Papaipema necopina (Grote, 1876) – Sunflower Borer
- Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898) – Coneflower Borer
- Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar, 1908) – Turtle Head Borer
- Papaipema pertincta Dyar, 1920 – Groundsel Borer
- Papaipema polymniaePapaipema polymniaeThe Cup Plant Borer is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Virginia, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.The wingspan is about 40 mm.The larvae feed on Polymnia uvedalis....
Bird, 1917 – Cup Plant Borer - Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907 – Bracken Borer
- Papaipema rigida (Grote, 1877) – Rigid Sunflower Borer
- Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852) – Mayapple Borer
- Papaipema sauzalitae (Grote, 1875) – Figwort Stem Borer
- Papaipema sciata Bird, 1908 – Culver's-root Borer
- Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915 – Silphius Borer
- Papaipema speciosissima (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – Osmunda Borer or Regal Fern Borer
- Papaipema stenocelis (Dyar, 1907) – Chain Fern Borer
- Papaipema sulphurataPapaipema sulphurataThe Water-willow Stem Borer is a moth of the Noctuidae family. Its larvae tunnel into the stems of the water-willow plant and it is found in the parts of the eastern United States where this plant grows....
Bird, 1926 – Water-willow Stem Borer - Papaipema unimodaPapaipema unimodaThe Meadow Rue Borer is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains....
(Smith, 1894) – Meadow-rue Borer - Papaipema verona (Smith, 1899) – Verona Borer