Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915

Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915

Papaipema silphii, the silphius borer moth, is a North American noctuid cutworm or dart moth with MONA/Hodges number 9498.

Family
Genus
Papaipema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915

Papaipema silphii, commonly called the silphius borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species can be found in North America. Its MONA (also known as Hodges) number is 9498.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Papaipema

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