Biology:Papaipema cerussata

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Short description: Species of moth

Papaipema cerussata
9505 – Papaipema cerussata – Ironweed Borer Moth (22286547426).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. cerussata
Binomial name
Papaipema cerussata
(Grote, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gortyna cerussata Grote, 1864

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

  1. Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke. Moths of Northeastern North America (1st ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-547-23848-7. 
  2. mothphotographersgroup

Wikidata ☰ Q13510895 entry