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Noctuidae 932477 – 9491   Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899)              Hop Stalk Borer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Apocynaceae Asteraceae Cannabaceae Fabaceae.  Host genera: Apocynum Arnoglossum[=Mesadenia] Humulus Psoralea[unresolved] Vernonia.  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); borer (Wagner et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: circumlucens (Smith, 1899) (Hydroecia) - MONA 1983: 9491; TL: Newark, NJ; Long Island, NY ; Pennsylvania; Champaign, IL.; NE. humuli Bird, 1915 (Papaipema) ochropenta; Bird, 1916 (Papaipema) missp.; TL: (no type). ochroptena (Dyar, 1908) (Gortyna)

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. 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) Smith, J.B., 1899. Contributions toward a monograph of the Noctuidae of boreal North America. Revision of the genus Hydroecia Gn. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 26: 43; pl. 2, fig. 31 (♂ gen.). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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