Moths of North Carolina

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Papaipema nebris (Guenée, 1852) - Stalk Borer Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Apameini

P3 Number:
932501

MONA Number:
9496.00

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
Immature 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 records from both upland and lowland montane meadows, herbaceous balds, and mountain bogs; some also come from mesic forests but that are located near to open habitats. We have only two Piedmont records, one historic the other from a monadnock with habitats similar to those in the mountains.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are highly polyphagous, having been recorded on forbs, graminoids, and vines belonging to 32 different families (Robinson et al., 2010). Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list ragweed (Ambrosia), burdock (Arctium), and Corn (Zea mays). Hosts include many plants of agricultural importance, including celery, asparagus, oats, cabbage, peppers, cantaloupe, pumpkins, barley, timothy, peas, blackberry, rye, tomato, potato, sorghum, wheat, and grapes (Tietz, 1972). In North Carolina, we have a record of a larva boring in Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for Montane Forblands and Successional Fields

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]

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 nebris - Stalk Borer Moth

Photos: 13

	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-09-18 Cabarrus Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-08 Swain Co. Comment: Larva was boring in the stem of Giant Ragweed.
	Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-08 Swain Co. Comment: Larva was boring in the stem of Giant Ragweed.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-14 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-11 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2015-09-16 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-09-28 Cabarrus Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-06 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-06 Ashe Co. Comment: