Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFNoctuidae Members: Papaipema Members: 3 NC Records

Papaipema insulidens (Bird, 1902) - Ragwort Stem Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932480		 MONA Number:
9488.00		 MONA Synonym:
Papaipema birdi		Other Common Name:
Umbellifer Borer Moth
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                                                                                 
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Papaipema insulidensAlamance 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%20Hanover 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: Three of our records come from valley bottom habitats in the Mountains; one other comes from a high elevation, semi-natural meadow.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are reported to feed on Senecio species (Robinson et al., 2010), but this is probably erroneous and may reflect confusion with closely related forms such as P. birdi. Instead, this species appears to feed on various plants in the Apiaceae (carrot) family, including Spotted Water-hemlock (Cicuta maculata), Purple-stem Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea), and Hemlock Water-parsnip (Sium suave). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GU SU [S1S2]
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