Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth
Papaipema rigida (Grote, 1877)
Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7705
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Hodges #9503 
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Preferred larval hosts are Heliopsis helianthoides, Helianthus decapetalus, Helianthus strumosus, other slender-stemmed sunflowers, and Zizia aurea. Larvae bore into roots. (Quinter EL, McBride AE (2025) The Moths of North America.)

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