page_title: Papaipema cataphracta
hierarchical_section_title: Papaipema cataphracta
caption_attribution_description: English: Papaipema cataphracta_larva
context_page_description: Papaipema cataphracta, the burdock borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan.
  This wingspan is 29–45 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.
  The larva feed on various plants, including Arctium, Lilium, and Thistles. The larvae bore into the roots and stems of their host plants.
context_section_description: Papaipema cataphracta, the burdock borer,  is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan.
  This wingspan is 29–45 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.
  The larva feed on various plants, including Arctium, Lilium, and Thistles. The larvae bore into the roots and stems of their host plants.
caption: Caterpillar
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