Loosestrife Borer Moth
Papaipema lysimachiae Bird, 1914
Loosestrife Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7690
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Loosestrife Borer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. lysimachiae
Binomial name
Papaipema lysimachiae
Bird, 1914
Synonyms
  • Papaipema purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868

The loosestrife borer (Papaipema lysimachiae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Illinois, north to Wisconsin and Ontario.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia.

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