''Papaipema'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.

Species

Listed alphabetically:''Papaipema''
''Moth Photographers Group''. * '' Papaipema aerata'' (Lyman, 1901) * ''

Papaipema angelica ''Papaipema'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899. Species Listed alphabetically:Papaipema apicata'' Dyar, 1912 * ''

Papaipema appassionata ''Papaipema appassionata'', the pitcher plant borer, is a species of moth described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswi ...

'' (Harvey, 1876) – pitcher plant borer * '' Papaipema araliae'' Bird & Jones, 1921 – aralia shoot borer * '' Papaipema arctivorens'' Hampson, 1910 – northern burdock borer * '' Papaipema astuta'' Bird, 1907 – yellow stoneroot borer * '' Papaipema aweme'' (Lyman, 1908) – aweme borer * '' Papaipema baptisiae'' (Bird, 1902) – indigo stem borer * '' Papaipema beeriana'' Bird, 1923 – (Beer's) blazing star borer * ''

Papaipema birdi ''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.Papaipema cataphracta ''Papaipema cataphracta'', the burdock borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan. The wingspan is 29–45 mm. The moth flies from August to October dep ...

'' (Grote, 1864) – burdock borer * '' Papaipema cerina'' (Grote, 1874) – golden borer * '' Papaipema cerussata'' (Grote, 1864) – ironweed borer * '' Papaipema circumlucens'' (Smith, 1899) – hops stalk borer * '' Papaipema dribi'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – rare borer * '' Papaipema duovata'' (Bird, 1902) – seaside goldenrod borer * '' Papaipema duplicatus'' Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling ''Papaipema duplicata'') – dark stoneroot borer * '' Papaipema eryngii'' Bird, 1917 – rattlesnake-master borer * '' Papaipema eupatorii'' (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium * '' Papaipema furcata'' (Smith, 1899) – ash tip borer * '' Papaipema harrisii'' (Grote, 1881) – heracleum stem borer * '' Papaipema impecuniosa'' (Grote, 1881) – aster borer * '' Papaipema inquaesita'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – sensitive fern borer * '' Papaipema insulidens'' (Bird, 1902) – ragwort stem borer * ''

Papaipema leucostigma ''Papaipema leucostigma'', the columbine borer, is a species of moth described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and found in eastern North America. It is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut. The larvae feed on ''Aquilegia '' ...

'' (Harris, 1841) – columbine borer * '' Papaipema limata'' Bird, 1908 * '' Papaipema limpida'' (Guenée, 1852) – vernonia borer * '' Papaipema lysimachiae'' Bird, 1914 – loosestrife borer * '' Papaipema marginidens'' (Guenée, 1852) – brick-red borer * ''

Papaipema maritima ''Papaipema maritima'', the maritime sunflower borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America. The species was first described by Henry Bird in 1909. The larvae bore into the stems of ''Helianthus giganteus'', forming a stem gall. It is ...

'' Bird, 1909 – giant sunflower borer or maritime borer * '' Papaipema nebris'' (Guenée, 1852) – stalk borer * '' Papaipema necopina'' (Grote, 1876) – sunflower borer * '' Papaipema nelita'' (Strecker, 1898) – coneflower borer * '' Papaipema nepheleptena'' (Dyar, 1908) – turtle head borer * '' Papaipema pertincta'' Dyar, 1920 – groundsel borer * '' Papaipema polymniae'' Bird, 1917 – cup plant borer * ''

Papaipema pterisii ''Papaipema pterisii'', the bracken borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial ...

'' Bird, 1907 – bracken borer * ''

Papaipema rigida ''Papaipema rigida'', the rigid sunflower borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversia ...

'' (Grote, 1877) – rigid sunflower borer * '' Papaipema rutila'' (Guenée, 1852) – mayapple borer * '' Papaipema sauzalitae'' (Grote, 1875) – figwort stem borer * '' Papaipema sciata'' Bird, 1908 – Culver's-root borer * ''

Papaipema silphii ''Papaipema silphii'', the silphius borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial ...

'' Bird, 1915 – silphius borer * '' Papaipema speciosissima'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – osmunda borer or regal fern borer * ''

Papaipema stenocelis ''Papaipema stenocelis'', the chain fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial ...

'' (Dyar, 1907) – chain fern borer * '' Papaipema sulphurata'' Bird, 1926 – water-willow stem borer * '' Papaipema unimoda'' (Smith, 1894) – meadow-rue borer * '' Papaipema verona'' (Smith, 1899) – verona borer

References

* * Apameini {{Hadeninae-stub