Chain Fern Borer Moth
Papaipema stenocelis (Dyar, 1907)
Chain Fern Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7692
Synonyms
Hodges #9481 
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3 Records

Relationships

Preferred larval host is Woodwardia virginica. Also uses Woodwardia areolata. Larvae bore into rhizomes. (Quinter E.L., McBride A.E. (2025) The Moths of North America.)

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Papaipema stenocelis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. stenocelis
Binomial name
Papaipema stenocelis
(Dyar, 1907)

Papaipema stenocelis, the chain fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Papaipema stenocelis is 9481.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Papaipema stenocelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Papaipema stenocelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Papaipema stenocelis". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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