''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 ''Papaipema aerata'', the slender salsify, 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 fami ...

'' (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 ''Papaipema cerina'', the golden borer moth, is a bright yellow moth of the family Noctuidae. Adults are on the wing from September through mid-October and can be found in patches throughout the Great Lakes region of North America. It has been rec ...

'' (Grote, 1874) – golden borer * ''

Papaipema cerussata ''Papaipema cerussata'', the ironweed borer moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North ...

'' (Grote, 1864) – ironweed borer * '' Papaipema circumlucens'' (Smith, 1899) – hops stalk borer * '' Papaipema dribi'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – rare borer * ''

Papaipema duovata ''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 threa ...

'' (Bird, 1902) – seaside goldenrod borer * ''

Papaipema duplicatus ''Papaipema duplicatus'', the dark stoneroot 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 cont ...

'' Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling ''Papaipema duplicata'') – dark stoneroot borer * ''

Papaipema eryngii ''Papaipema eryngii'', the rattlesnake-master 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 controve ...

'' Bird, 1917 – rattlesnake-master borer * ''

Papaipema eupatorii ''Papaipema eupatorii'', known generally as the Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium 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. Th ...

'' (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium * ''

Papaipema furcata The ash tip borer (''Papaipema furcata'') is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and New Hampshire to Georgia, west to Louisiana and north to Manitoba.Papaipema harrisii ''Papaipema harrisii'', known generally as the cow parsnip borer moth or heracleum stem borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths ...

'' (Grote, 1881) – heracleum stem borer * ''

Papaipema impecuniosa ''Papaipema impecuniosa'', also known as the aster borer moth or impecunious borer, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, where it ranges from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Illinois and north to Wisconsin and O ...

'' (Grote, 1881) – aster borer * ''

Papaipema inquaesita ''Papaipema inquaesita'', the sensitive fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – sensitive fern borer * ''

Papaipema insulidens ''Papaipema insulidens'', the ragwort stem 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 contro ...

'' (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 ''Papaipema'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899. Species Listed alphabetically:Papaipema limpida'' (Guenée, 1852) – vernonia borer * '' Papaipema lysimachiae'' Bird, 1914 – loosestrife borer * ''

Papaipema marginidens ''Papaipema marginidens'', the brick-red borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in eastern North America, from Pennsylvania and New York south to Georgia and North Ca ...

'' (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 ''Papaipema necopina'', the sunflower 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 controversi ...

'' (Grote, 1876) – sunflower borer * ''

Papaipema nelita ''Papaipema nelita'', the coneflower 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 fam ...

'' (Strecker, 1898) – coneflower borer * ''

Papaipema nepheleptena ''Papaipema nepheleptena'', the turtle head 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 contr ...

'' (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 ''Papaipema speciosissima'', the osmunda borer or regal fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson Coleman Townsend Robinson (12 January 18 ...

'' (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 The water-willow stem borer (''Papaipema cataphracta'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Its larvae tunnel into the stems of the water-willow plant (''Decodon verticillatus'') and it is found in the parts of the eastern United States where this ...

'' Bird, 1926 – water-willow stem borer * '' Papaipema unimoda'' (Smith, 1894) – meadow-rue borer * ''

Papaipema verona ''Papaipema'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899. Species Listed alphabetically: Apameini {{Hadeninae-stub