Papaipema impecuniosa, commonly known as the aster borer moth or impecunious borer, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in eastern North America, where it ranges from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Illinois and north to Wisconsin and Ontario.

Papaipema impecuniosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. impecuniosa
Binomial name
Papaipema impecuniosa
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Gortyna impecuniosa Grote, 1881

The larvae feed on Aster species and Helenium autumnale. They bore into the stems and roots of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke. Moths of Northeastern North America (1st ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-547-23848-7.
  2. ^ Bug Guide