Biology:Papaipema leucostigma

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Short description: Species of moth

Papaipema leucostigma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. leucostigma
Binomial name
Papaipema leucostigma
(Harris, 1841)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gortyna leucostigma Harris, 1841
  • Gortyna purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Papaipema luteipicta Strand, 1916

Papaipema leucostigma, the columbine borer, is a species of moth described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and found in eastern North America. It is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut.[2] The larvae feed on Aquilegia, common referred to as columbine.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27997886 entry