Papaipema circumlucens

Papaipema circumlucens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. circumlucens
Binomial name
	Papaipema circumlucens; (Smith, 1899)
Synonyms
	Hydroecia circumlucens Smith, 1899; Gortyna ochroptena Dyar, 1908; Papaipema humuli Bird, 1915;

Papaipema circumlucens, the hops-stalk borer moth, is a species of moth native to North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin. The species was described by Smith in 1899.[1] It is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated from the US state of Connecticut.[2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are pale stramineous, only slightly tinted with brown, the lines faint and obscure. The ordinary spots are white, with the claviform and orbicular forming an oblique row of three spots, the middle one smallest. The reniform spot has a white central line, and all the surrounding spots are white. The subterminal shade is purplish, defining a yellow apical patch. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

Larval foods

Larvae bore in hops (Humulus). It is unclear to what extent native versus introduced hops are used.[4] Other recorded host plants include Apocynum androsaemifolium, Psoralea macrostachya, Mesadenia tuberosa and Veronica fasciculata.

References

Savela, Markku. "Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 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 18, 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up to date.)
Description of Gortyna ochroptena in Can. Ent. 40 (3): 77
"Papaipema circumlucens - (Smith, 1899) Hop Borer". Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[2] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 18, 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up to date.)

[3] Description of Gortyna ochroptena in Can. Ent. 40 (3): 77

[4] "Papaipema circumlucens - (Smith, 1899) Hop Borer". Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved January 18, 2018.