Papaipema appassionata, the pitcher plant borer, is a species of moth described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wisconsin. It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut."Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
The wingspan is about "Pitcher Plant Borer" Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
It uses the roots of Sarracenia species (including Sarracenia purpurea) as its host plant."Papaipema appassionata Harvey". Harvard Forest. Harvard University. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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External links Original description as Gortyna appassionata: