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Species Papaipema cerussata - Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505

Papaipema cerussata? - Papaipema cerussata What moth? - Papaipema cerussata Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505 - Papaipema cerussata Papaipema cerussata Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505 - Papaipema cerussata Ironweed Borer Moth - Papaipema cerussata Unknown Moth - Papaipema cerussata Papaipema cerussata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Apameini
Genus Papaipema (Borer Moths)
Species cerussata (Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505)
Hodges Number
9505
Food
New York Ironweed - Vernonia noveboracensis(1)
Works Cited
1.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.