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Species Papaipema cerussata - Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505

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Ironweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9505 - Papaipema cerussata

Ironweed Borer 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)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

iNaturalist

Moths of North Carolina

Works Cited

1.	Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, marcie oconnor
Last updated 25 February, 2023 - 10:20am

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