Sensitive Fern Borer Moth
Papaipema inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Sensitive Fern Borer Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7694
Synonyms
Hodges #9483 
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87 Records

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Preferred larval host is Onoclea sensibilis. Larvae bore into roots. (Quinter EL, McBride AE (2025) The Moths of North America. Advanced Books.)

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Papaipema inquaesita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Papaipema
Species:
P. inquaesita
Binomial name
Papaipema inquaesita
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Papaipema inquaesita, the sensitive fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Papaipema inquaesita is 9483.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Papaipema inquaesita Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. ^ a b "Papaipema inquaesita Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. ^ "Papaipema inquaesita Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Papaipema inquaesita". Retrieved 2018-02-09.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.