Loosestrife Borer Moth
Papaipema lysimachiae (Bird, 1914)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Forewing yellowish-orange in median area with dark orangish-brown patches basally and between reniform and orbicular spots; orbicular and claviform spots large white rounded rectangles, sometimes joined (claviform spot may be divided in two); reniform spot outlined with small white spots; PM line black, straight for most of length but with rounded angle near costa; dark purplish-brown shading beyond PM line
hindwing pale yellowsish with light grayish-brown shading; veins and thin terminal line darker
Wing Span: 2.8-3.5 cm
Life History:
Flight: August to October
Caterpillar Hosts: Stems and roots of Whorled Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
Adult Food:
Habitat: Sedge meadows and open damp areas where food plant grows
Range: New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Illinois, north to Wisconsin and Ontario
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 28, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 22, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 23, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2021
Observation date: Sep 17, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 23, 2020
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2019
Submitted by: jrgarris.sr
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2017
Observation date: Sep 20, 2017
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2017
Observation date: Sep 14, 2017
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2017
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2016
Observation date: Sep 04, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: Sep 24, 2005
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 09, 1997
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 11, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 04, 2004
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 18, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2015
Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: JimEckert
Region: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 08, 2015
Observation date: Sep 11, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2014