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Papaipema leucostigma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. leucostigma
Binomial name
	Papaipema leucostigma; (Harris, 1841)
Synonyms
	Gortyna leucostigma Harris, 1841; Gortyna purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868; Papaipema luteipicta Strand, 1916;

Papaipema leucostigma, the columbine borer, is a species of moth described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and found in eastern North America. It is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut.^[2] The larvae feed on Aquilegia, common referred to as columbine.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
^ "Species Papaipema leucostigma - Columbine Borer Moth - Hodges#9478". BugGuide. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

External links

Original description in Harris, Thaddeus William (1841). A Report on the Insects of Massachusetts Injurious to Vegetation. Folsom, Wells, and Thurston. p. 320 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[2] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

[3] "Species Papaipema leucostigma - Columbine Borer Moth - Hodges#9478". BugGuide. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

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