Papaipema cerussata Grote, 1864 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Papaipema cerussata Grote, 1864

Papaipema cerussata Grote, 1864

Papaipema cerussata, the ironweed borer moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Papaipema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Papaipema cerussata Grote, 1864

Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864), commonly known as the ironweed borer moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species is native to eastern North America. Confirmed records of it come from the following locations: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Papaipema

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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