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Noctuidae 932468.3n – 9464.2   Papaipema matheri Quinter, 2025              Mather’s Giant Cane Borer

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Synonymy: matheri Quinter, 2025 (Papaipema); TL: McCrite Farm, Diswood, Alexander County, Illinois, USA. Distribution: USA: NC, GA, KY, TN, MS, LA, MO, AK (Quinter & Mcbride 2025). Host Plants: Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) (Quinter & Mcbride 2025). Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Quinter, E.L. & A.E. Mcbride, 2025. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part): Noctuinae, Apameini (Part): Papaipema group of genera and Arundinaria-feeding genera. In Schmidt, B. C., et al., The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 26.10: 1-306. (PDF (no fee) or order book)

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