Papaipema aerata

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Extirpated

Interesting Facts

Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings . Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Papaipema

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 28 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. arctivorens (Northern Burdock Borer) · P. aweme (Aweme Borer Moth) · P. baptisiae (Indigo Stem Borer) · P. birdi (Umbellifer Borer Moth) · P. cataphracta (Burdock Borer) · P. cerussata (Ironweed Borer Moth) · P. eryngii (Papaipema Eryngii) · P. eupatorii (Papaipema Eupatorii) · P. furcata (Ash Tip Borer Moth) · P. impecuniosa (Aster Borer) · P. inquaesita (Sensitive Fern Borer Moth) · P. insulidens (Papaipema Insulidens) · P. leucostigma (Columbine Borer Moth) · P. limpida (Vernonia Borer) · P. lysimachiae (Loosestrife Borer) · P. maritima (Maritime Sunflower Borer Moth) · P. nebris (Stalk Borer) · P. necopina (Sunflower Borer Moth) · P. nelita (Coneflower Borer) · P. polymniae (Polymnia Borer Moth) · P. pterisii (Pitcher Plant Borer Moth) · P. purpurifascia (Columbine Borer) · P. rigida (Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth) · P. sciata (Culvers Root Borer) · P. speciosissima (Osmunda Borer Moth) · P. stenocelis (Chain Fern Borer Moth) · P. sulphurata (Decodon Stem Borer Moth) · P. unimoda (Meadow Rue Borer Moth)

More Info

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Further Reading

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 06, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2604714
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-267794.0
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17776

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]

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