| Umbellifer borer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Papaipema |
| Species: | P. birdi |
| Binomial name | |
| Papaipema birdi | |
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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.