Papaipema arctivorens, the northern burdock borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec to northern Georgia, west to Missouri and north to Minnesota and Ontario.[3]

Northern burdock borer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. arctivorens
Binomial name
Papaipema arctivorens
Synonyms
  • Papaipema artivorens

The wingspan is 27–39 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Cirsium, Dipsacus, and sometimes Verbena and Verbascum species.

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