Papaipema nepheleptena Dyar, 1908 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Papaipema nepheleptena Dyar, 1908

Papaipema nepheleptena Dyar, 1908

Papaipema nepheleptena, the turtle head borer moth, is a North American Noctuidae cutworm or dart moth with MONA/Hodges number 9490.

Family
Genus
Papaipema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Papaipema nepheleptena Dyar, 1908

Papaipema nepheleptena, commonly called the turtle head borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in North America. Its MONA (also known as Hodges) number is 9490.

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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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