Moths of North Carolina
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26 NC Records

Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898) - Coneflower Borer

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932506.00 MONA Number: 9502.00
Comments: One of 44 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2015), 30 of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from both montane wet meadows and high elevation herbaceous fields
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Coneflowers (Rudbeckia), including Cutleaf Coneflower (Robinson et al., 2010). Arctium is also reportedly used but members of that genus are native to Eurasia. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Montane Forblands and Successional Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Papaipema nelita - Coneflower Borer

Photos: 9

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: R Teper, David George, J Niznik, S. Dunn on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
Comment: 7 traps (6 along Commissary Trail)		Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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