Hop-gall Borer Moth
Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899)
Hop-gall Borer Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/24225
Synonyms
Hodges #9491 

Relationships

Preferred larval host is Humulus lupulus. Larvae induce and bore into stem galls. (Quinter E.L., McBride A.E. (2025) The Moths of North America.)

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Papaipema circumlucens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. circumlucens
Binomial name
Papaipema circumlucens
(Smith, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Hydroecia circumlucens Smith, 1899
  • Gortyna ochroptena Dyar, 1908
  • Papaipema humuli Bird, 1915

Papaipema circumlucens, the hops-stalk borer moth, is a species of moth native to North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin. The species was described by Smith in 1899.[1] It is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated from the US state of Connecticut.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are pale stramineous, only slightly tinted with brown, the lines faint and obscure. The ordinary spots are white, with the claviform and orbicular forming an oblique row of three spots, the middle one smallest. The reniform spot has a white central line, and all the surrounding spots are white. The subterminal shade is purplish, defining a yellow apical patch. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 18, 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up to date.)
  3. ^ Description of Gortyna ochroptena in Can. Ent. 40 (3): 77 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.