Moth Photographers Group – Papaipema harrisii

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Noctuidae

932502.1n – 9472 Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881)

Heracleum Stem Borer

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Distribution Data for Papaipema harrisii

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Distribution:	Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	harrisii (Grote, 1881) (Gortyna) - MONA 1983: 9472 anargyrea (Dyar, 1908) (Gortyna) anargyria; Bird, 1944 (Papaipema) missp.; TL: (no type). harrisi; [various], [no date] (Papaipema) missp.; TL: (no type). mulieris Strand, 1916 (Papaipema) unavail. verona (Smith, 1899) (Hydroecia) - MONA 1983: [9476] Note: n. syn. (Lafontaine & Schmidt 2015).
Taxonomic Notes:	Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881): P-No. changed from 932483, due to move within genus by Quinter & McBride (2025) (GRP 2025).

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.
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
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)
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