Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae

• Papaipema cerina (Grote, 1874) Kansas, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna cerina Grote, 1874; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 26: 200; TL: Kansas

  • Papaipema cerina, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema cerina, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema cerina; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 175; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 64, pl. 138, f. 6; [NACL], #9464; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2466

  Larva on Lilium superbum, L. umbellatum, Podophyllum peltatum Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 245

• Papaipema duovata (Bird, 1902) New York. See [maps]

  • Hydroecia duovata Bird, 1902; Can. Ent. 34 (5): 115, pl. 3, row 4

  • Papaipema duovata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema duovata; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 79, pl. 138, f. 29; [NACL], #9465; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2496

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • rutila (Guenée, 1852); Bird, 1900

  Larva on Solidago sempervirens Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 245

• Papaipema cataphracta (Grote, 1864) Ontario, Massachusetts, New York, ..., Colorado. See [maps]

  • Gortyna cataphracta Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 81, pl. 2, f. 3; TL: "Eastern and Middle States"

  • Papaipema cataphracta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema cataphracta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema cataphracta; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 186; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 80, pl. 138, f. 30; [NACL], #9466; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2497
• Papaipema sulphurata Bird, 1926 Massachusetts, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema cataphracta var. sulphurata Bird, 1926; Can. Ent. 58: 252; TL: Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard

  • Papaipema sulphurata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema sulphurata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema sulphurata; [NACL], #9467; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2498
• Papaipema aerata (Lyman, 1901) Quebec, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna aerata Lyman, 1901; Can. Ent. 33 (12): 319; TL: [Quebec] Montreal
    • = Papaipema nelita ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176
    • = Papaipema limpida ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 85
  • Papaipema fluxa Bird, 1911; (form)
    • = ; [NACL], #9468

  • Papaipema aerata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema aerata; [NACL], #9468; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2499

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • imperspicua (Bird, 1908); auth.
  • limpida (Guenée, 1852); auth.

  Larva on Arctium lappa Lyman, 1901, Can. Ent. 33 (12): (?)

• Papaipema polymniae Bird, 1917 Virginia, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema polymniae Bird, 1917; Can. Ent. 49 (4): 121; TL: Virginia, Rosslyn

  • Papaipema polymniae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema polymniae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema polymniae; [NACL], #9469; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2490

  Larva on Polymnia uvedalis Bird, 1917, Can. Ent. 49 (4):

• Papaipema araliae Bird & Jones, 1921 Delaware, ...

  • Papaipema araliae Bird & Jones, 1921; Can. Ent. 53 (6): 137, f. 1-4; TL: Delaware, Sussex Co.

  • Papaipema araliae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema araliae; [NACL], #9470; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2491

  Larva on Aralia Bird & Jones, 1921, Can. Ent. 53 (6):

• Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910 Quebec, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 73, pl. 138, f. 21; TL: Canada, Quebec, Montreal

  • Papaipema arctivorens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema arctivorens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema artivorens; Muller, 1965, (missp.)
  • Papaipema arctivorens; [NACL], #9471; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2492

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • rutila (Guenée, 1852); auth.

  Larva on Cirsium spp., Arctium lappa, Dipsacus sylvestris

• Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881) Manitoba, ..., Colorado, ..., Massachusetts, ..... See [maps]

  • Gortyna harrisii Grote, 1881; Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 (2): 268; TL: Massachusetts
  • Hydroecia verona Smith, 1899; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 26: 32, pl. 2, f. 20; TL: Manitoba, Winnipeg
    • = ; [NACL93c], #2483
  • Gortyna anargyrea Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 79; TL: Colorado
    • = Papaipema verona ; [NACL], #9476; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema rubiginosa Bird, 1911
    • = ; [NACL], #9472
  • Papaipema mulieris Strand, 1916
    • = ; [NACL], #9472

  • Papaipema harrisii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Papaipema harrisii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema harrisii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema anargyria; Bird, 1944, (missp.)
  • Papaipema verona; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 75, pl. 138, f. 23; [NACL], #9476; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2484
  • Papaipema harrisi; Grote, 1890, (missp.); Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 73, f. 21
  • Papaipema harrisii; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; [NACL], #9472; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2483; [NACL93c], #2483

  Larva on (for Papaipema harrisii) Angelica atropurpurea Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154 (Kwiat 1916, Hessel 1954), Heracleum lanatum

  Larva on (for _Papaipema verona) Heracleum Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154

• Papaipema impecuniosa (Grote, 1881) Massachusets, New York. See [maps]

  • Gortyna impecuniosa Grote, 1881; Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 (2): 267; TL: Massachusetts

  • Papaipema impecuniosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema impecuniosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema impecuniosa; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 74, pl. 138, f. 22; [NACL], #9473; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2500

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868); Holland, 1903

  Larva on Aster spp., Helenium autumnale Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 248

• Papaipema sauzalitae (Grote, 1875) California. See [maps]

  • Ochria sauzalitae Grote, 1875; Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 2: 216; TL: California
  • Papaipema erubescens Bird, 1911; Can. Ent. 43 (2): 39; TL: California, San Francisco
    • = ; [NACL], #9474; [POOLE]
  • Emboloecia sauzalitae f. papaipemoides Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 24 (3): 180; TL: California
    • = ; [NACL], #9474; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema sauzalitae, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Papaipema sauzalitae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema sanzalitae; anon., (missp.)
  • Papaipema sauzaelita; Smith, 1891, (missp.)
  • Papaipema sauzaelitae; auth., (missp.)
  • Emboloecia sauzalitae; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 60, f. 20
  • Papaipema sauzalitae; [NACL], #9474; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2485

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • purpurifascia (Grote & Robinson, 1868); Grote, 1873

  Larva on Cirsium sp., Cirsium vulgaris Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 155, Cirsium , Cynara scolymus, Castilleia latifolia, Rumex crispus, Arctium lappa Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 247

• Papaipema angelica (Smith, 1899) California. See [maps]

  • Hydroecia angelica Smith, 1899; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 26: 40, pl. 2, f. 28; TL: California, Los Angeles Co.

  • Papaipema angelica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema angelica; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 71, pl. 138, f. 19; [NACL], #9475; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2486

  Larva on Psoralea macrostachya Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154

• Papaipema astuta Bird, 1907 New York, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema astuta Bird, 1907; Can. Ent. 39 (8): 272; TL: New York, New York City

  • Papaipema astuta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema astuta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema astuta; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 72, pl. 138, f. 20; [NACL], #9477; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2482
• Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841) Massachusetts, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna leucostigma Harris, 1841; Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 320; TL: 320;Massachusetts
  • Gortyna purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 341, pl. 7, f. 51
    • = ; [NACL], #9478; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema luteipicta Strand, 1916
    • = ; [NACL], #9478

  • Papaipema leucostigma, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema leucostigma, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema purpurifascia; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 76, pl. 138, f. 25
  • Papaipema leucostigma; [NACL], #9478; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2488

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • pterisii (Bird, 1907); Hampson, 1910, (part)

  Larva on Columbine

• Papaipema lysimachiae Bird, 1914

  • Papaipema lysimachiae Bird, 1914; Can. Ent. 46 (2): 70, pl. 3
  • Papaipema purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868; (m.)
    • = ; [NACL], #9479 (part)

  • Papaipema lysimachiae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema lysimachiae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema lysimachiae; [NACL], #9479; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2487

  Larva on Lysimachia quadrifolia Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 246

• Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907 New York, New Hampshire, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907; Can. Ent. 39 (9): 310; TL: New York
  • Gortyna triorthia Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 79; TL: New Hampshire, Holderness
    • = ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 78; [NACL], #9480; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema pterisii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema pterisii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema pterisii; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 78, pl. 138, f. 27
  • Papaipema pterissi; Moore, 1955, (missp.)
  • Papaipema pterisii; [NACL], #9480; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2489

  Larva on Pteris aquilina Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 245

• Papaipema stenocelis (Dyar, 1907) Maryland, .... See [maps]

  • Hydroecia stenocelis Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15 (1): 52; TL: Maryland, Baltimore

  • Papaipema stenocelis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema stenoscelis[sic, recte stenocelis]; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 66, pl. 138, f. 9
  • Papaipema stenocelis; [NACL], #9481; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2474
• Papaipema speciosissima (Grote & Robinson, 1868) Rhode Island. See [maps]

  • Gortyna speciosissima Grote & Robinson, 1868; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 342, pl. 7, f. 52; TL: Rhode Island, Seekonk
  • Papaipema regalis Wyatt & Beer, 1927; (form)
    • = ; [NACL], #9482

  • Papaipema speciosissima, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema speciosissima, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema speciosissima; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 65, pl. 138, f. 8; [NACL], #9482; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2475

  Larva on Osmunda regalis, O. cinnamomea Bird, 1915, Can. Ent. 47 (5): 145

• Papaipema inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868) New York, Quebec. See [maps]

  • Gortyna inquaesita Grote & Robinson, 1868; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 344; TL: New York, Rhode Island
  • Papaipema inquaesita f. wyatti Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 24 (3): 180; TL: Quebec, St. Johns Co., St. Therese Island
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema inquaesita, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema inquaesita, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema quaesita[sic, recte inquaesita]; Grote, 1881
  • Papaipema inquaesita; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 175; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 64, pl. 138, f. 7; [NACL], #9483; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2676

  Larva on Onoclea sensibilis

• Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852) Pennsylvania, Illinois, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna rutila Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 123, Atlas (Noctuelites) pl. 6, f. 1; TL: Illinois
  • Papaipema merriccata Bird, 1907; Can. Ent. 39 (8): 270; TL: Pennsylvania, New Brighton
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema placida Bird, 1921; Can. Ent. 53 (4): 81; TL: Pennsylvania, New Brighton
    • = ; [NACL], #9484; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema merrickata McDunnough, 1938; (emend.)

  • Papaipema rutila, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema rutila, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema merriccata; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 70, pl. 138, f. 17
  • Papaipema merricata[sic, recte merriccata]; Draudt, 1926; Tietz, 1936
  • Papaipema rutila; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 69, pl. 138, f. 15; [NACL], #9484; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2493

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • baptisiae (Bird, 1902); Forbes, 1954, (part)
• Papaipema baptisiae (Bird, 1902) Rhode Island, .... See [maps]

  • Hydroecia baptisiae Bird, 1902; Can. Ent. 34 (5): 109, pl. 3, row 1; TL: Rhode Island

  • Papaipema baptisiae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema baptisiae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema baptisiae; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 67, pl. 138, f. 12; [NACL], #9485; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2494

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • circumlucens (Smith, 1899); Bird, 1900

  Larva on Baptisia tinctoria Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154

• Papaipema limata Bird, 1908 Washington, Arizona, Utah, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema limata Bird, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (1): 30; TL: Washington, Pullman
    • = Papaipema baptisiae ; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema circumlucens vaha Benjamin, 1933; Pan-Pacific Ent. 9 (3): 101; TL: Utah, Provo
    • = Papaipema baptisiae ; [POOLE]
    • = ; [NACL], #9485a
  • Papaipema depictata Benjamin, 1933; Pan-Pacific Ent. 9 (3): 101; TL: Arizona, White Mts.
    • = Papaipema baptisiae ; [POOLE]
    • = ; [NACL], #9485a
  • Papaipema ochroptenoides Bird, 1944; (form, nom. nud.)
    • = ; [NACL], #9485a

  • Papaipema limata, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Papaipema limata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema baptisiae limata; [NACL], #9485a
  • Papaipema limata; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 76, pl. 138, f. 24; [NACL93], #2495

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ochroptena (Dyar, 1908); Barnes & McDunnough, 1912, (part)
• Papaipema insulidens (Bird, 1902) New York, ..., British Columbia, Oregon, ... See [maps]

  • Hydroecia insulidens Bird, 1902; Can. Ent. 34 (5): 112, pl. 3; TL: Vancouver Island
  • Gortyna birdi Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 78; TL: New York, Rye
    • = Papaipema marginidens ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 66
    • = ; [NACL93c], #2480
  • Papaipema pertincta Dyar, 1920; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 8: 146; TL: Oregon, Forest Grove
    • = ; [NACL93c], #2480

  • Papaipema insulidens, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Papaipema insulidens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema insulidens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema pertincta; [NACL], #9487; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2479
  • Papaipema birdi; [NACL], #9486; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2478
  • Papaipema insulidens; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 71, pl. 138, f. 18; [NACL], #9488; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2480; [NACL93c], #2480

  Larva on (for _Papaipena insulidens) Heracleum maximum Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 155, Senecio ? Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 247

  Larva on (for Papaipena birdi) Cicuta maculata, Sium suave, Angelica atropurpurea Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154

  Larva on (for Papaapema pertincta_) Heracleum maximum, Cicuta douglasii, Senecio vulgaris, Ligusticum apifolium, Daucus sp., Cirsium sp., Erechtites minima Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 155

• Papaipema dribi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Papaipema dribi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926; Pan-Pacific Ent. 2 (3): 112; TL: New Mexico, Hih Rolls

  • Papaipema dribi, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema dribi; [NACL], #9489; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2481
• Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar, 1908) New York, Quebec, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna nepheleptena Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 77; TL: New York
    • = Papaipema rutila ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 69
  • Papaipema moeseri Bird, 1911; Can. Ent. 43 (2): 42; TL: New York; Quebec
    • = ; [NACL], #9490; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema nepheleptena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema nepheleptena, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema nepheleptena; [NACL], #9490; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2473

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • appasionata (Harvey, 1876); Smith, 1899, (missp., part)
• Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899) New York, Massachusetts, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Hydroecia circumlucens Smith, 1899; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 26: 43, pl. 2, f. 31; TL: New York, Long Island
  • Gortyna ochroptena Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 77; TL: Colorado, Denver
    • = ; [NACL], #9491; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema humuli Bird, 1915; Can. Ent. 47 (4): 113, f. 1-5; TL: New York
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #9491

  • Papaipema circumlucens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema circumlucens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema ochropenta; Bird, 1916, (missp.)
  • Papaipema ochroptena; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 69, pl. 138, f. 16
  • Papaipema circumlucens; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 68, pl. 138, f. 14; [NACL], #9491; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2477

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • marginidens (Guenée, 1852); Dyar, 1908

  Larva on Apocynum androsaemifolium, Psoralea macrostachya, Mesadenia tuberosa, Veronica fasciculata Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 246

• Papaipema marginidens (Guenée, 1852) Illinois, Maryland, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna marginidens Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 123; TL: Illinois
  • Gortyna nephrasyntheta Dyar, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 78; TL: Maryland, Plummer's Island
    • = ; [NACL], #9492; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema marginidens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema marginidens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema nephasyntheta; Lyman, 1908, (missp.)
  • Papaipema nephrasyntheta; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 66, pl. 138, f. 10
  • Papaipema marginidens; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 66, pl. 138, f. 11; [NACL], #9492; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2472

  Larva on Cicuta maculata Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 248

• Papaipema appassionata (Harvey, 1876) Ontario, ..., North Carolina. See [maps]

  • Gortyna appassionata Harvey, 1876; Can. Ent. 8 (8): 155; TL: [Ontario] London
  • Papaipema horni Strand, 1915; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (11): 160; TL: North Carolina
    • = ; [NACL], #9493; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema appassionata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema appassionata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema appasionata; auth., (missp.)
  • Papaipema appassionata; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 63, pl. 138, f. 5; [NACL], #9493; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2467

  Larva on Sarracenia purpurea

• Papaipema eryngii Bird, 1917 Illinois, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema eryngii Bird, 1917; Can. Ent. 49 (4): 125; TL: Chicago, Illinois

  • Papaipema eryngii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema eryngii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema eryngii; [NACL], #9494; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2469

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • nephrasyntheta (Dyar, 1908); auth.

  Larva on Eryngium yuccifolium Goldstein, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 154, Erygnium aquaticum Bird, 1917, Can. Ent. 49 (4): 125

• Papaipema furcata (Smith, 1899) Illinois, ..... See [maps]

  • Hydroecia furcata Smith, 1899; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 26: 46, pl. 2, f. 35; TL: Illinois

  • Papaipema furcata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema furcata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema furcata; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 177; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 68, pl. 138, f. 13; [NACL], #9495; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2468

  Larva on Fraxinus spp., Acer negundo Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 243

• Papaipema nebris (Guenée, 1852) Illinois. See [maps]

  • Gortyna nebris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 124; TL: Illinois
  • Gortyna nitela Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 124; TL: Illinois
    • = ; [NACL], #9496 (form); [POOLE]

  • Papaipema nebris, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema nebris, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema nitella; Morris, 1860, (missp.)
  • Papaipema nitela; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176
  • Papaipema nitela nebris; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176
  • Papaipema nebris; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 85, pl. 139, f. 7; [NACL], #9496; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2501

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • nitela; Holland, 1903
  • nebris; Holland, 1903

  Larva on Ambrosia trifida Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 246

• Papaipema necopina (Grote, 1876) New York, New Yersey. See [maps]

  • Gortyna necopina Grote, 1876; Can. Ent. 8 (2): 25; TL: New York, Buffalo vicinity
  • Papaipema imperturbata Bird, 1907; Can. Ent. 39 (8): 274; TL: New York
    • = ; [NACL], #9497; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema mulleri Buchholz, 1956; Lepidopterists' News 10: 139; TL: New Jersey, Sussex Co., 6mil N of Stanhope
    • = ; [NACL], #9497; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema necopina, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema necopina, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema imperturbata; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 88, pl. 139, f. 12
  • Papaipema necopina; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 88, pl. 139, f. 11; [NACL], #9497; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2510

  Larva on Helianthus tuberosus

• Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915 Illinois, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915; Can. Ent. 47 (4): 110; TL: Illinois, Cicero

  • Papaipema silphii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema silphii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema silphii; [NACL], #9498; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2511

  Larva on Silphium terebinthinaceum Bird, 1915, Can. Ent. 47 (4):

• Papaipema duplicatus Bird, 1908 New York, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema duplicatus Bird, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (1): 25; TL: New York, Rye
  • Papaipema obsolescens Strand, 1916
    • = Papaipema duplicata ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #9499

  • Papaipema duplicatus, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema duplicata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema duplicata; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 86, pl. 139, f. 8; [NACL], #9499; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema duplicatus; [NACL93], #2503

  Larva on Collinsonia canadensis Bird, 1908, Can. Ent. 40 (1):

• Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909 E.USA. See [maps]

  • Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909; Can. Ent. 41 (2): 59; TL: "Atlantic Seaboard"

  • Papaipema maritima, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema maritima, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema maritima; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 87, pl. 139, f. 9; [NACL], #9500; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2509

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • necopina (Grote, 1876); auth.

  Larva on Helianthus spp. Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 249

• Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman, 1905) Quebec, Pennsylvania, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna eupatorii Lyman, 1905; Can. Ent. 37 (9): 312; TL: Quebec, Brownsburg

  • Papaipema eupatorii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema eupatorii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema eupatorii; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 87, pl. 139, f. 10; [NACL], #9501; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2502

  Larva on Eupatorium purpureum Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 247

• Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898) Illinois, Delaware, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Hydroecia nelita Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 8; TL: Illinois, Chicago
  • Papaipema errans Barnes & McDunnough, 1912; Can. Ent. 44 (2): 56; TL: Arizona, White Mts.
    • = ; [NACL], #9502; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema nelita var. linda Bird, 1916; Can. Ent. 48 (1): 14; TL: Delawara, Wilmington
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Papaipema orbicularis Strand, 1916
    • = ; [NACL], #9502
  • Papaipema engelhardti Bird, 1939; Can. Ent. 71: 74, f. 1-2; TL: Arizona, Coconico Co.
    • = ; [NACL], #9502; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema nelita, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema nelita, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Papaipema nelita, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Papaipema melita; Tietz, 1936, (missp.)
  • Papaipema nelita; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 82, pl. 139, f. 2; [NACL], #9502; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2506

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • unimoda (Smith, 1894); Forbes, 1954, (part)

  Larva on Rudbeckia laciniata Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 248

• Papaipema rigida (Grote, 1877) Pennsylvania, Illinois. See [maps]

  • Gortyna rigida Grote, 1877; Can. Ent. 9 (5): 87; TL: Pennsylvania; Illinois

  • Papaipema rigida, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema rigida, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema rigida; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 78, pl. 138, f. 28; [NACL], #9503; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2505
• Papaipema aweme (Lyman, 1908) Manitoba, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna aweme Lyman, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (8): 254; TL: Manitoba, Aweme
  • Papaipema aveme Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 81, pl. 139, f. 1 (emend.)
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema aweme, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Papaipema aweme; [NACL], #9504; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2507
• Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864) Pennsylvania, .... See [maps]

  • Gortyna cerussata Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 431, pl. 9, f. 1; TL: Pennsylvania

  • Papaipema cerussata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema cerussata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema cerrusata; auth., (missp.)
  • Papaipema cerrussata; Smith, 1899, (missp.)
  • Papaipema cerussata; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 83, pl. 139, f. 4; [NACL], #9505; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2470

  Larva on Veronica noveboracensis Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 249

• Papaipema sciata Bird, 1908 New York, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema sciata Bird, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (1): 28; TL: New York

  • Papaipema sciata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema sciata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema sciata; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 84, pl. 139, f. 5; [NACL], #9506; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2471

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • limpida (Guenée, 1852); auth.
  • limpida (Guenée, 1852); Hampson, 1910, (part)

  Larva on Veronica virginica Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 249

• Papaipema limpida (Guenée, 1852) Illinois, ..... See [maps]

  • Gortyna limpida Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 124; TL: Illinois

  • Papaipema limpida, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema limpida, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema limpida; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 85, pl. 139, f. 6; [NACL], #9507; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2504

  Larva on Arctium spp.

• Papaipema beeriana Bird, 1923 Illinois, .... See [maps]

  • Papaipema beeriana Bird, 1923; Can. Ent. 55: 106
  • Papaipema beeriana f. lacinariae Bird, 1923; Can. Ent. 55: 107; TL: Illinois, Chicago
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #9508 (form)

  • Papaipema beeriana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema beeriana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema lacinaria; Hessel, 1954, (missp.)
  • Papaipema beeriana; [NACL], #9508; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2508

  Larva on Lacinaria pycnostachya Bird, 1923, Can. Ent. 55:

• Papaipema unimoda (Smith, 1894) New Hampshire, Manitoba, ..., Colorado, ... See [maps]

  • Hydroecia unimoda Smith, 1894; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 21: 73; TL: Colorado
  • Hydroecia frigida Smith, 1899; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 26: 39, pl. 2, f. 26; TL: Manitoba, Winnipeg
    • = ; [NACL], #9509; [POOLE]
  • Gortyna thalictri Lyman, 1905; Can. Ent. 37 (9): 307; TL: New Hampshire, White Mts.
    • = Papaipema frigida ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 82
    • = ; [NACL], #9509 (form.); [POOLE]
  • Papaipema frigida Hampson, 1910
    • = ; [NACL], #9509 (part)
  • Papaipema terminalis Strand, 1916
    • = ; [NACL], #9509
  • Gortyna perobsoleta Lyman, 1905; Can. Ent. 37 (9): 309
    • = Papaipema frigida ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 82
    • = ; [NACL], #9509
  • Papaipema imperspicua Bird, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (1): 29; TL: New Hampshire, Franconia
    • = ; [NACL], #9509; [POOLE]

  • Papaipema unimoda, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Papaipema unimoda, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Papaipema frigida; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 82, pl. 139, f. 3
  • Papaipema imperspicua; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 80, pl. 138, f. 31
  • Papaipema unimoda; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 176; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 81, pl. 138, f. 32; [NACL], #9509; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2465

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • cerrussata (Grote, 1864); Smith, 1899, (missp., part)
  • frigida; Draudt, 1926, (part)
• Papaipema apicata Dyar, 1912 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Papaipema apicata Dyar, 1912; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885): 65; TL: Mexico, Zacualpan

  • Papaipema apicata; [POOLE]

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