Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877

Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877

Papaipema rigida, the rigid sunflower borer, is a Noctuidae cutworm/dart moth found in North America. It has MONA/Hodges number 9503.

Family
Genus
Papaipema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877

Papaipema rigida, commonly called the rigid sunflower borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in North America. Its MONA (also called Hodges) number is 9503.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Papaipema

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