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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Papaipema |
| Species: | P. arctivorens
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| Papaipema arctivorens | |
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The wingspan is 27–39 mm.
The larvae feed on Arctium, Cirsium, Dipsacus, and sometimes Verbena and Verbascum species.
References
edit- ^ Papaipema at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Papaipema arctivorens, Bug Guide
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