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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
goatprairieDescription
on red maple along a stream
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Pink Underwing (Catocala concumbens)Observer
teamontagnaDescription
Host Salix
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Sweetheart Underwing (Catocala amatrix)Observer
arborsphereDescription
About 9 cm in length. On poplar.
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Underwing Moths (Genus Catocala)Observer
cwd912nbDescription
Front porch visitor. Perhaps sad underwing, which I see regularly as adults, and perhaps Common Oak Moth, suggested by Identrotron. The upside down winecup patterning suggests sad underwing to me. @k8thegr8
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Sordid Underwing (Catocala sordida)Observer
kchiassonDescription
Found on a Heath shrub
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Coneflower Borer Moth (Papaipema nelita)Observer
luna2020Description
White frass found at base of R. laciniata. Stem breaks easily revealing hollowed out base. Larva was at/just below ground level. Initially black head capsule, but red after molt. No gall/swelling of plant.
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Burdock Borer Moth (Papaipema cataphracta)Observer
janean-kazDescription
Caterpillar found inside of a rattlesnake master stalk, over 1” long. Raised until adulthood, also ate cup plant stems.
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
ceisemanDescription
Boring in stem of Iva frutescens.
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
michael_butlerDescription
One in LepiLED trap on Lake Huron shoreline.
P. baptisiae?
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
andreakautzDescription
Burrowing into stargazer lily stem
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
rebecca1412Description
In the Sensory Garden at LNC. I think on ironwood. Any ideas? Ironweed borer?
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Yellow Stoneroot Borer Moth (Papaipema astuta)Observer
paul_dennehyDescription
Specimen collected by Jim Vargo
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
michael_butlerDescription
Habitat: Moist depression in hardwood with the understory dominated by Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). One of two in light trap - the other being: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61878562. Both vouchered.
To my untrained eye, very much like Papaipema pterisii. I'm wondering if these are candidates for Ostrich Fern Borer, Papaipema sp. 2. nr. pterisii.
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111682/Papaipema_sp_2_nr_pterisii
I note that this taxon is not recognized in the recent Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska (Pohl et al., 2018).
Thoughts @neoarctia?
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
michael_butlerDescription
Habitat: Moist depression in hardwood with the understory dominated by Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). One of two in light trap - the other being: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61878788. Both vouchered.
To my untrained eye, very much like Papaipema pterisii. I'm wondering if these are candidates for Ostrich Fern Borer, Papaipema sp. 2. nr. pterisii.
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111682/Papaipema_sp_2_nr_pterisii
I note that this taxon is not recognized in the recent Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska (Pohl et al., 2018).
Thoughts @neoarctia?
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
jsteffenDescription
Came to black light in oak woodland.
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
jsteffenDescription
Came to black light in oak woodland.
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
pete_woodsDescription
A caterpillar was found in the stem of Collinsonia canadensis. It had bored out the lower 4 inches of the stem, to the root crown, but it was staying in the stem. Collected for rearing.
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Eupatorium Borer Moth (Papaipema eupatorii)Observer
marc_belisle_usherbrookeDescription
Attracted to UV light.
