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Papaipema duovata (Bird, 1902) - Seaside Goldenrod Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932496		 MONA Number:
9465.00		 Other Common Name:
Seaside Goldenrod Stem Borer
Comments: One of 44 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2015), 30 of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Papaipema duovataAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: All but one of our records come from barrier islands. One record from the Great Smoky Mountains probably represents a misidentification.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported feeding on Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens), Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), and possibly other goldenrods (Wagner, et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Maritime Dune Grass and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Papaipema duovata - Seaside Goldenrod Borer Moth

Photos: 11
Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-03
Carteret Co.
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Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-11-11
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-11-02
Carteret Co.
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Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Papaipema duovata
Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2005-11-05
Carteret Co.
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