Coneflower Borer Moth
Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Forewing orangish-brown to grayish-brown with reniform, orbicular, and claviform spots either white and conspicuous or dark brown and showing little contrast against ground color; subterminal area grayer than rest of wing; PM line almost straight but appears to be toothed due to dark wing veins projecting into subterminal area; ST line irregular/jagged; a dark brown or blackish medial line runs from reniform spot to inner margin; 4 or 5 tiny pale dots along costa near apex
Wing Span: 3.0-3.5 cm
Life History:
Flight: August to October
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae bore into stems and roots of Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata),
also reported on burdock.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Damp meadows and grasslands where foodplants grow.
Range: Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Illinois, north to Manitoba; also recorded in Arizona
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2024
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2024
Observation date: Sep 30, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 30, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 11, 2021
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Sep 29, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 22, 2019
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2008
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 21, 2002
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Sep 06, 2014
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 21, 2016
Observation date: Aug 24, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Union County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 07, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2015
Observation date: Sep 16, 2013
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 24, 2014