burdock borer

Papaipema cataphracta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Papaipema cataphracta, the burdock borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan. The wingspan is 29–45 mm.

Distribution

burdock borer — (c) Teá Montagna, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Teá Montagna · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 184Canada · 49

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Teá Montagna, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Teá Montagna · CC-BY DescriptionPapaipema cataphracta, Wikipedia contributors

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