Papaipema impecuniosa

Papaipema impecuniosa, commonly known as the aster borer moth or impecunious borer, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.^[1] It is found in eastern North America, where it ranges from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Illinois and north to Wisconsin and Ontario.

Papaipema impecuniosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Papaipema
Species:	P. impecuniosa
Binomial name
Papaipema impecuniosa (Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
Gortyna impecuniosa Grote, 1881

The larvae feed on Aster species and Helenium autumnale. They bore into the stems and roots of their host plant.^[2]