''Papaipema duovata'', the seaside goldenrod stem borer or seaside goldenrod borer, is a moth that is native to North America, where it is found in the coastal plain from the gulf coast north to at least New Jersey. The species is listed as threatened in

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. It was described by Henry Bird in 1902. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 36 mm. Adults are dusky brown, with white reniform, orbicular and claviform spots and dull yellow basal spots. Adults are mainly on wing in October. The larvae bore into ''

Solidago sempervirens ''Solidago sempervirens'', the seaside goldenrod or salt-marsh goldenrod, is a plant species in the genus ''Solidago'' of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America and parts of the Caribbean. It is an introduced species in the ...

''."Species ''Papaipema duovata'' - Seaside Goldenrod Borer - Hodges#9465"
''BugGuide''. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

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*Original description as ''Hydroecia duovata'': Bird, Henry. (May 1902)
"New Histories and Species in Hydroecia"
''The Canadian Entomologist''. 34(5):115. duovata Moths of North America Moths described in 1902 {{Hadeninae-stub