Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910
The northern burdock borer (Papaipema arctivorens) is a Noctuidae moth found in eastern and central North America.
Papaipema arctivorens, commonly known as the northern burdock borer, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. Its distribution range extends from Quebec to northern Georgia, westward to Missouri, and northward to Minnesota and Ontario. This moth has a wingspan measuring 27–39 mm. The larvae of this species feed on plants of the genera Arctium, Cirsium, and Dipsacus, and will sometimes also feed on species in the genera Verbena and Verbascum.
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Mythimna oxygala Grote, 1881
Lycophotia erythrina Herrich-Schäffer
Schinia sordida Smith, 1883
Omphalophana serrata Treitschke, 1835
Lithophane patefacta Walker, 1858
Lithophane georgii Grote, 1875
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