Papaipema maritima, the maritime sunflower borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America.

The species was first described by Henry Bird in 1909.

The larvae bore into the stems of Helianthus giganteus, forming a stem gall.

[2] It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.

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