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Sensitive Fern Borer Moth

Papaipema inquaesita
Wikipedia article

Sensitive Fern Borer Moth

Papaipema inquaesita, the sensitive fern borer, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Papaipema inquaesita is 9483.

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Observations

S Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, US · Sep 26, 2025

  • Sensitive Fern Borer Moth

    observation of Sep 26, 2025 8:39 AM

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Arthropoda
  • Subphylum Hexapoda
  • Class Insecta
  • Subclass Pterygota
  • Order Lepidoptera
  • Superfamily Noctuoidea
  • Family Noctuidae
  • Subfamily Noctuinae
  • Tribe Apameini
  • Subtribe Apameina
  • Genus Papaipema
  • Section Papaipema speciosissima
  1. Animals (Kingdom Animalia) Dieren
  2. Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda) Geleedpotigen
  3. Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda) Zespotigen
  4. Insects (Class Insecta) Insecten
  5. Winged And Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota) Gevleugelde Insecten
  6. Butterflies And Moths (Order Lepidoptera) Vlinders
  7. Owlet Moths And Allies (Superfamily Noctuoidea)
  8. Cutworm Moths And Allies (Family Noctuidae)
  9. Cutworms And Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)
  10. Arches (Tribe Apameini)
  11. Subtribe Apameina
  12. Genus Papaipema
  13. Oligophagous Fern Borer Moths (Section Papaipema speciosissima)
  14. Sensitive Fern Borer Moth (Papaipema inquaesita)

Observation photos © Jan De Wilde, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Taxon photo © David Beadle, all rights reserved

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