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Noctuidae 932493 – 9484   Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852)              Mayapple Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: merricata of authors; not , [no date] (Papaipema) rutila (Guenée, 1852) (Gortyna) - MONA 1983: 9484 baptisiae of authors; (not Bird, 1902) (Hydroecia) misid. merricata; [various], [no date] (Papaipema) missp. merriccata Bird, 1907 (Papaipema) merrickata McDunnough, 1938 (Papaipema) missp. placida Bird, 1921 (Papaipema)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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