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Papaipema babtisiae ? - Papaipema
Copyright © 2019 Lorie Volenberg

Papaipema babtisiae ? - Papaipema
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
September 10, 2019
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Contributed by Lorie Volenberg on 10 September, 2019 - 9:14am
Last updated 17 October, 2019 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from Ash Tip Borer.
… Lorie Volenberg, 17 October, 2019 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

Too red?
I can't and won't claim authority here, nor can I offer an alternative ID, but to me this looks considerably too reddish for furcata.
… jim sogaard, 15 October, 2019 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Jim, what are your thoughts o
Jim, what are your thoughts on Indigo Stem Borer?
Papaipema baptisiae.
… Lorie Volenberg, 16 October, 2019 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Looking again, I'm convinced
Looking again, I'm convinced your probably right. A lot of details seem to match up very well. Would be nice to get more feedback though.
… jim sogaard, 17 October, 2019 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Would you like me to move the
Would you like me to move the pics over....or give them some more time here? What ever you think, and thanks again:)
… Lorie Volenberg, 17 October, 2019 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
My suggestion would be
My suggestion would be to label it Papaipema baptisiae? and place it in Papaipema (rather than ID request). That acknowledges the uncertainty up-front and positions it for expert review. It may be some while before confirmation or correction arrives, as the genus is on the difficult end of the spectrum and feedback is harder to come by.
… jim sogaard, 17 October, 2019 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Ok, I will do that. Thank you
Ok, I will do that. Thank you again.
… Lorie Volenberg, 17 October, 2019 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks promising, I think
But cannot stress enough how tenuous a grasp I have of Papaipema. At this point I have no other ideas.
… jim sogaard, 16 October, 2019 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

 
I will be excited to find out
I will be excited to find out what y'all decide on, thanks so much!
… Lorie Volenberg, 15 October, 2019 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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