Leafcup

Guides

• Papaipema polymniae

  Cup Plant Borer, Leafcup Borer Moth

  Papaipema polymniae is a noctuid moth commonly known as the Cup Plant Borer or Leafcup Borer Moth. The species is a specialist herbivore whose larvae feed exclusively on Polymnia uvedalis (leafcup), a native North American plant in the sunflower family. It has been documented in limited numbers in the northeastern United States.

  NoctuidaePapaipemaspecialist-herbivorestem-borerNorth-Americanortheastern-USPolymnia-uvedalialeafcuprareunder-documented