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.[1] The species was first described by Henry Bird in 1908.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Veronicastrum virginicum.[3] They bore the roots of their host plant.