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Species Papaipema cerina - Golden Borer Moth - Hodges#9464

Noctuidae: Papaipema cerina - Papaipema cerina

Golden Borer Moth, with eggs - Papaipema cerina - female

Golden Borer Moth, more eggs - Papaipema cerina

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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 cerina (Golden Borer Moth - Hodges#9464)

Hodges Number

9464

Food

Probably lilies (Lilium superbum and others), May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum, bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix), and Dark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens). (Michigan Natural Features Inventory)

Life Cycle

Eggs

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Gossamer Tapestry - rearing

Transanimaling - about releasing reared moths in a protected natural area in northern Illinois

Contributed by v belov on 19 September, 2011 - 6:20am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 22 December, 2017 - 8:38am

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