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Caterpillar - Papaipema
Copyright © 2014 Tom Klein

Caterpillar - Papaipema
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 5, 2014
I don't have a full-length shot, soryy; feel free to frass.
A pith miner in burdock (Arctium minus).

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Contributed by Tom Klein on 5 August, 2014 - 5:02pm
Last updated 13 August, 2014 - 9:03pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

Several seem to feed on burdock; this one seems to (more or less) fit the description of P. cataphracta at http://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Borers/Papaipema_cataphracta, which also seems to rule out P. nebris. But there are at least P. limpida and P. arctivorens to consider as well...
… Tom Klein, 13 August, 2014 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
This genus
is pretty easy to rear and an adult would give you an ID.
… MJ Hatfield, 22 May, 2016 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

Makes us think Papaipema
You may be able to find out which one uses Burdock
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2014 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

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