Papaipema birdi

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Umbellifer borer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. birdi
Binomial name
Papaipema birdi
(Dyar, 1908) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Gortyna birdiDyar, 1908

Papaipema birdi, the umbellifer borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec to Alberta and south in the east to New Jersey. [3]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Cicuta maculata , Angelica atropurpurea , and Sium suave . They bore in the stems of their host plant.

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