Papaipema is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899. Species Listed alphabetically: Papaipema aerata (Lyman, 1901) Papaipema angelica (Smith, 1899) – angelica borer Papaipema apicata Dyar, 1912 Papaipema appassionata (Harvey, 1876) – pitcher plant borer Papaipema araliae Bird & Jones, 1921 – aralia shoot borer Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910 – northern burdock borer Papaipema astuta Bird, 1907 – yellow stoneroot borer Papaipema aweme (Lyman, 1908) – aweme borer Papaipema baptisiae (Bird, 1902) – indigo stem borer Papaipema beeriana Bird, 1923 – (Beer's) blazing star borer Papaipema birdi (Dyar, 1908) – umbellifer borer Papaipema cataphracta (Grote, 1864) – burdock borer Papaipema cerina (Grote, 1874) – golden borer Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864) – ironweed borer Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899) – hops stalk borer Papaipema dribi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – rare borer Papaipema duovata (Bird, 1902) – seaside goldenrod borer Papaipema duplicatus Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling Papaipema duplicata) – dark stoneroot borer Papaipema eryngii Bird, 1917 – rattlesnake-master borer Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium Papaipema furcata (Smith, 1899) – ash tip borer Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881) – heracleum stem borer Papaipema impecuniosa (Grote, 1881) – aster borer Papaipema inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – sensitive fern borer Papaipema insulidens (Bird, 1902) – ragwort stem borer Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841) – columbine borer Papaipema limata Bird, 1908 Papaipema limpida (Guenée, 1852) – vernonia borer Papaipema lysimachiae Bird, 1914 – loosestrife borer Papaipema marginidens (Guenée, 1852) – brick-red borer Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909 – giant sunflower borer or maritime borer Papaipema nebris (Guenée, 1852) – stalk borer Papaipema necopina (Grote, 1876) – sunflower borer Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898) – coneflower borer Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar, 1908) – turtle head borer Papaipema pertincta Dyar, 1920 – groundsel borer Papaipema polymniae Bird, 1917 – cup plant borer Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907 – bracken borer Papaipema rigida (Grote, 1877) – rigid sunflower borer Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852) – mayapple borer Papaipema sauzalitae (Grote, 1875) – figwort stem borer Papaipema sciata Bird, 1908 – Culver's-root borer Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915 – silphius borer Papaipema speciosissima (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – osmunda borer or regal fern borer Papaipema stenocelis (Dyar, 1907) – chain fern borer Papaipema sulphurata Bird, 1926 – water-willow stem borer Papaipema unimoda (Smith, 1894) – meadow-rue borer Papaipema verona (Smith, 1899) – verona borer References Apameini