Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Papaipema Members:	3 NC Records
Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907 - Bracken Borer Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea	Family: Noctuidae	Subfamily: Noctuinae	Tribe: Apameini	P3 Number: 932489	MONA Number: 9480.00
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: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: We have one current record from a high elevation semi-natural grassland

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are apparently monophagous on Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Papaipema pterisii - Bracken Borer Moth			Photos: 1
	Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2002-09-06 Watauga Co. Comment: Two specimens from the same site in Watauga County.

Photo Gallery for Papaipema pterisii - Bracken Borer Moth