About Papaipema furcata Smith, 1899
The ash tip borer, Papaipema furcata, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species ranges geographically from Quebec and New Hampshire south to Georgia, west to Louisiana, and north to Manitoba. The wingspan of adult ash tip borers measures approximately 33 to 49 mm. Adults of this species are active and in flight from August through October each year. The larvae of Papaipema furcata feed on plants of the Fraxinus genus and on Acer negundo, and they bore into the twigs of their host plants.
