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Pachyschelus
Pachyschelus is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing at least 270 described species. Members are small, flattened leaf-miners distinguished from other buprestids by their highly derived morphology: compact, wedge-shaped bodies adapted for living between leaf surfaces rather than boring through wood. The genus belongs to the tribe Trachyini, whose larvae mine leaves of herbaceous plants rather than stems or trunks. Species occur primarily in the Neotropics, with some extending into North America.
Papaipema unimoda
meadow rue borer, Meadow Rue Borer Moth
Papaipema unimoda is a noctuid moth commonly known as the meadow rue borer. Adults are active in late summer and fall, with a single annual generation. The species is notable for its larval habit of boring into the roots and stems of herbaceous host plants.