ironweed borer moth

Papaipema limpida

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Papaipema cerussata, the ironweed borer moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Host plants The larvae feed on Vernonia noveboracensis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

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ironweed borer moth

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