Papaipema sciata, or Culver's root borer moth, is a species of moth found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

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

[2] The larvae feed on Veronicastrum virginicum.

[3] They bore the roots of their host plant.

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