Biology:Papaipema cerussata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Papaipema |
| Species: | P. cerussata
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| Binomial name | |
| Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864)
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Papaipema cerussata, the ironweed borer moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia.[2]
Appearance
The wingspan is about 34–39 mm. Adults have bronzy forewings with violet grey AM and ST areas. The inner median area is reddish brown. The white-edged reniform spot is relatively small and narrow.
Host plants
The larvae feed on Vernonia noveboracensis.
References
- ↑ Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke. Moths of Northeastern North America (1st ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-547-23848-7.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
Wikidata ☰ Q13510895 entry
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