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Papaipema arctivorens

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Species of moth

Northern burdock borer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species: P. arctivorens
Binomial name
Papaipema arctivorens
Hampson, 1910
Synonyms
  • Papaipema artivorens

Papaipema arctivorens, the northern burdock borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec to northern Georgia, west to Missouri and north to Minnesota and Ontario.

The wingspan is 27–39 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Cirsium, Dipsacus, and sometimes Verbena and Verbascum species.

References

  1. Papaipema at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Papaipema arctivorens, Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Papaipema arctivorens


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