Moths of North Carolina
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Papaipema baptisiae (Bird, 1902) - Indigo Stem Borer

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932494 MONA Number: 9485.00
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: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 35-38 mm (Bird, 1902)
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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from forest-field ecotones found across the state
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded feeding on Wild Indigo, Dogbane, and Indian-plantain (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-12
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-09-15
Cabarrus Co.
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