English

a loosestrife borer

Noun

loosestrife borer ‎(plural loosestrife borers)

1. The moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).
   • 1914, The Canadian Entomologist, Volume 46, page 70,

     For the Loosestrife borer the following specific name is proposed:

     Papaipema lysimachiæ, n. sp.

   • 1967, Robert Jerome Anderson, The biology of the loosestrife borer, Papaipema lysimachiae Bird (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).