Papaipema cerussata

Papaipema cerussata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
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

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

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