An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). Determined by Kyhl Austin.

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/18/2015).

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Ash Tip Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 238829 - Psn: 15)

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Ash Tip Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/16/2017). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2014).

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Ash Tip Borer Moth in Garrett Co. (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1362760 - Psn: 54)

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Ash Tip Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2015). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 339350 - Psn: 55)

Ash Tip Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2015). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Ash Tip Borer Moth.

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Preferred larval host is Fraxinus sp. Also uses Acer negundo. Larvae bore above ground into new stem growth. (Quinter E.L., McBride A.E. (2025) The Moths of North America.)

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An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). Determined by Kyhl Austin. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Ash Tip Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/16/2017). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2014). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

An Ash Tip Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Ash Tip Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2015). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Ash Tip Borer Moth. View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

Source: Wikipedia

Ash Tip Borer

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. furcata
Binomial name
*Papaipema furcata* (Smith, 1899)^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Hydroecia furcata Smith, 1899

The ash tip borer (Papaipema furcata) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and New Hampshire to Georgia, west to Louisiana and north to Manitoba.^[3]

The wingspan is about 33–49 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus species and Acer negundo. They bore into the twigs of their host plant.