Papaipema arctivorens
Appearance
Northern burdock 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. arctivorens
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Binomial name | |
Papaipema arctivorens | |
Synonyms | |
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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.[3]
The wingspan is 27–39 mm.
The larvae feed on Arctium, Cirsium, Dipsacus, and sometimes Verbena and Verbascum species.
References
[edit]- ^ Papaipema at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Papaipema arctivorens, Bug Guide