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Papaipema sciata

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Papaipema sciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. sciata
Binomial name
Papaipema sciata
Bird, 1908

Papaipema sciata, or Culver's root borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[1] The species was first described by Henry Bird in 1908.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Veronicastrum virginicum.[3] They bore the roots of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Michigan Natural Features Inventory
  3. ^ Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.