Moths of North Carolina
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Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar, 1908) - Turtle Head Borer Moth

Papaipema nepheleptenaPapaipema nepheleptena
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932473		 MONA Number:
9490.00		 Other Common Name:
Turtlehead 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: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Papaipema nepheleptena
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 one record for this species comes from a rich cove forest.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on turtlehead (Chelone), including White Turtlehead (C. glabra) (Wagner et al., 2011). There is also a BugGuide record (Aaron Brees, 2016) of a larva in Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) in Iowa. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Herbaceous Peatlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4G5 S1S3
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: Merrill Lynch on 2013-09-30
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2013-09-30
Watauga Co.
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