Papaipema unimoda

Meadow Rue Borer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. unimoda
Binomial name
	Papaipema unimoda; (Smith, 1894)
Synonyms
	Hydroecia unimoda Smith, 1894; Hydroecia frigida Smith, 1899; Gortyna thalictri Lyman, 1905; Papaipema frigida Hampson, 1910; Papaipema terminalis Strand, 1916; Papaipema perobsoleta (Lyman, 1905); Papaipema imperspicua Bird, 1908;

The meadow rue borer (Papaipema unimoda) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the north-eastern United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.^[3]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum, Rudbeckia, Smilax, and Polemonium species. They bore in the roots and stems of their host plant.

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