Papaipema birdi, the umbellifer borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec to Alberta and south in the east to New Jersey.[3]

Umbellifer borer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. birdi
Binomial name
Papaipema birdi
(Dyar, 1908)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Gortyna birdi Dyar, 1908

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Cicuta maculata, Angelica atropurpurea, and Sium suave. They bore in the stems of their host plant.

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