Papaipema unimoda

Meadow Rue Borer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. unimoda
Binomial name
Papaipema unimoda (Smith, 1894)[1][2]
Synonyms
Hydroecia unimoda Smith, 1894 Hydroecia frigida Smith, 1899 Gortyna thalictri Lyman, 1905 Papaipema frigida Hampson, 1910 Papaipema terminalis Strand, 1916 Papaipema perobsoleta (Lyman, 1905) Papaipema imperspicua Bird, 1908

The Meadow Rue Borer (Papaipema unimoda) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.^[3]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum, Rudbeckia, Smilax, and Polemonium species. They bore in the roots and stems of their host plant.

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