Biology:Papaipema maritima
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Short description: Species of moth
| Papaipema maritima | |
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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. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909[1]
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Papaipema maritima, the maritime sunflower borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America. The species was first described by Henry Bird in 1909. The larvae bore into the stems of Helianthus giganteus, forming a stem gall.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/xyleninae/papaipema/#maritima. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Papaipema maritima (Maritime sunflower borer)". https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/explorer/species.cfm?id=11983. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13510871 entry
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