Mayapple Borer Moth
Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852)
Mayapple Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7695
Synonyms
Hodges #9484 
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Preferred larval host is Podophyllum peltatum. Larvae bore into subterranean parts of the plant. (Quinter EL, McBride AE (2025) The Moths of North America.)

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Mayapple borer moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. rutila
Binomial name
Papaipema rutila
(Guenée, 1852)

Papaipema rutila, the mayapple borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for P. rutila is 9484.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Papaipema rutila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Papaipema rutila species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Papaipema rutila". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Papaipema rutila Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Papaipema rutila". Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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