Moths of North Carolina
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Papaipema sp. 3 Quinter - Southeastern Cane Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
9509.02
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD, iNat Search                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Papaipema sp. 3Alamance 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 Hanover 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: Our records come from forested canebrakes in the Coastal Plain.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed exclusively on cane (Arundinaria) (E. Quinter, pers. comm.) and from its distribution, it probably feeds primarily or solely on Switch Cane (A. tecta). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Cane Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S3S4
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 Photo Gallery for Papaipema sp. 3 - Southeastern Cane Borer Moth

Photos: 8
Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-29
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-29
Craven Co.
Comment:
Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-22
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: J. Wyche on 2017-10-21
Gates Co.
Comment:
Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2009-10-30
Camden Co.
Comment: 		Papaipema sp. 3
Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2009-10-24
Camden Co.
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