Papaipema arctivorens

Northern burdock borer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. arctivorens
Binomial name
Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910[1][2]
Synonyms
Papaipema artivorens

Papaipema arctivorens, the northern burdock borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec to northern Georgia, west to Missouri and north to Minnesota and Ontario.[3]

The wingspan is 27–39 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Cirsium, Dipsacus, and sometimes Verbena and Verbascum species.

References

1. Papaipema at funet
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Papaipema arctivorens, Bug Guide