''Papaipema'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
''Papaipema''
''Moth Photographers Group''.
* '' Papaipema aerata'' (Lyman, 1901)
* '' Papaipema angelica'' (Smith, 1899) – angelica borer
* '' Papaipema apicata'' Dyar, 1912
* '' Papaipema appassionata'' (Harvey, 1876) – pitcher plant borer
* '' Papaipema araliae'' Bird & Jones, 1921 – aralia shoot borer
* '' Papaipema arctivorens'' Hampson, 1910 – northern burdock borer
* '' Papaipema astuta'' Bird, 1907 – yellow stoneroot borer
* '' Papaipema aweme'' (Lyman, 1908) – aweme borer
* '' Papaipema baptisiae'' (Bird, 1902) – indigo stem borer
* '' Papaipema beeriana'' Bird, 1923 – (Beer's) blazing star borer
* '' Papaipema birdi'' (Dyar, 1908) – umbellifer borer
* '' Papaipema cataphracta'' (Grote, 1864) – burdock borer
* '' Papaipema cerina'' (Grote, 1874) – golden borer
* '' Papaipema cerussata'' (Grote, 1864) – ironweed borer
* '' Papaipema circumlucens'' (Smith, 1899) – hops stalk borer
* '' Papaipema dribi'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – rare borer
* '' Papaipema duovata'' (Bird, 1902) – seaside goldenrod borer
* '' Papaipema duplicatus'' Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling ''Papaipema duplicata'') – dark stoneroot borer
* '' Papaipema eryngii'' Bird, 1917 – rattlesnake-master borer
* '' Papaipema eupatorii'' (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium
* '' Papaipema furcata'' (Smith, 1899) – ash tip borer
* '' Papaipema harrisii'' (Grote, 1881) – heracleum stem borer
* '' Papaipema impecuniosa'' (Grote, 1881) – aster borer
* '' Papaipema inquaesita'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – sensitive fern borer
* '' Papaipema insulidens'' (Bird, 1902) – ragwort stem borer
* ''Papaipema leucostigma
''Papaipema leucostigma'', the columbine borer, is a species of moth described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and found in eastern North America. It is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut. The larvae feed on ''Aquilegia
''A ...
'' (Harris, 1841) – columbine borer
* '' Papaipema limata'' Bird, 1908
* '' Papaipema limpida'' (Guenée, 1852) – vernonia borer
* '' Papaipema lysimachiae'' Bird, 1914 – loosestrife borer
* '' Papaipema marginidens'' (Guenée, 1852) – brick-red borer
* '' Papaipema maritima'' Bird, 1909 – giant sunflower borer or maritime borer
* '' Papaipema nebris'' (Guenée, 1852) – stalk borer
* '' Papaipema necopina'' (Grote, 1876) – sunflower borer
* '' Papaipema nelita'' (Strecker, 1898) – coneflower borer
* '' Papaipema nepheleptena'' (Dyar, 1908) – turtle head borer
* '' Papaipema pertincta'' Dyar, 1920 – groundsel borer
* '' Papaipema polymniae'' Bird, 1917 – cup plant borer
* '' Papaipema pterisii'' Bird, 1907 – bracken borer
* '' Papaipema rigida'' (Grote, 1877) – rigid sunflower borer
* '' Papaipema rutila'' (Guenée, 1852) – mayapple borer
* '' Papaipema sauzalitae'' (Grote, 1875) – figwort stem borer
* ''Papaipema sciata
''Papaipema sciata'', or Culver's root borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It is listed a ...
'' Bird, 1908 – Culver's-root borer
* '' Papaipema silphii'' Bird, 1915 – silphius borer
* '' Papaipema speciosissima'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – osmunda borer or regal fern borer
* '' Papaipema stenocelis'' (Dyar, 1907) – chain fern borer
* ''Papaipema sulphurata
The water-willow stem borer or Decodon stem borer moth (''Papaipema sulphurata'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Its larvae tunnel into the stems of the water-willow plant (''Decodon verticillatus''). It is endemic to Massachusetts in the Uni ...
'' Bird, 1926 – water-willow stem borer
* '' Papaipema unimoda'' (Smith, 1894) – meadow-rue borer
* '' Papaipema verona'' (Smith, 1899) – verona borer
References
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Apameini
Noctuoidea genera
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