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Noctuidae 932497 – 9466   Papaipema cataphracta (Grote, 1864)              Burdock Borer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cannabaceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Asteraceae Fabaceae Poaceae Grossulariaceae Iridaceae Liliaceae Lythraceae Magnoliaceae Malvaceae Paeoniaceae Plantaginaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Polygonaceae Ranunc..  Host genera: Acer Alcea Ambrosia Arctium Aster[unresolved] Baptisia Cannabis Cirsium Cosmos Dahlia Decodon Delphinium Elymus Eupatorium[unresolved] Eupatorium Helianthus Iris Lactuca Lilium Liriodendron Maianthemu...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); ornament plants & forest trees (Zhang 1994); borer (Wagner et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cataphracta (Grote, 1864) (Gortyna) - MONA 1983: 9466

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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