Moths of North Carolina
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26 NC Records

Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864) - Ironweed Borer


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932470.00 MONA Number: 9505.00
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 Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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 mainly from wet fields and riparian habitats in the Mountains and from open seepage areas and lake shorelines in the Piedmont. A couple of records come from mesic upland in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on New York Ironweed (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Open, Wet Herblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Papaipema cerussata - Ironweed Borer

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-09-23
Ashe Co.
Comment: Adult was reared on carrots from a larva that was boring in the stem base of Ironweed; larva on August 10, 2023; adult emerged on Sept 23, 2023		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-09-23
Ashe Co.
Comment: Adult was reared on carrots from a larva that was boring in the stem base of Ironweed; larva on August 10, 2023; adult emerged on Sept 23, 2023
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: A late-instar larva that was extracted from the stem of ironweed (Vernonia sp.). 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: A Vernonia stem with a bore hole (upper center of stem).
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: A snapped stem that shows a larva feeding inside the stem base of an ironweed. 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: A late-instar larva that was extracted from the stem of ironweed (Vernonia sp.).
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-10-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-10-12
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-10-12
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-10-12
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-10-12
Warren Co.
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