Papaipema is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

• Papaipema aerata (Lyman, 1901)
• Papaipema angelica (Smith, 1899) – angelica borer
• Papaipema apicata Dyar, 1912
• Papaipema appassionata (Harvey, 1876) – pitcher plant borer
• Papaipema araliae Bird & Jones, 1921 – aralia shoot borer
• Papaipema arctivorens Hampson, 1910 – northern burdock borer
• Papaipema astuta Bird, 1907 – yellow stoneroot borer
• Papaipema aweme (Lyman, 1908) – aweme borer
• Papaipema baptisiae (Bird, 1902) – indigo stem borer
• Papaipema beeriana Bird, 1923 – (Beer's) blazing star borer
• Papaipema birdi (Dyar, 1908) – umbellifer borer
• Papaipema cataphracta (Grote, 1864) – burdock borer
• Papaipema cerina (Grote, 1874) – golden borer
• Papaipema cerussata (Grote, 1864) – ironweed borer
• Papaipema circumlucens (Smith, 1899) – hops stalk borer
• Papaipema dribi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 – rare borer
• Papaipema duovata (Bird, 1902) – seaside goldenrod borer
• Papaipema duplicatus Bird, 1908 (alternative spelling Papaipema duplicata) – dark stoneroot borer
• Papaipema eryngii Bird, 1917 – rattlesnake-master borer
• Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman, 1905) – Joe-Pye-weed borer or eupatorium
• Papaipema furcata (Smith, 1899) – ash tip borer
• Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881) – heracleum stem borer
• Papaipema impecuniosa (Grote, 1881) – aster borer
• Papaipema inquaesita (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – sensitive fern borer
• Papaipema insulidens (Bird, 1902) – ragwort stem borer
• Papaipema leucostigma (Harris, 1841) – columbine borer
• Papaipema limata Bird, 1908
• Papaipema limpida (Guenée, 1852) – vernonia borer
• Papaipema lysimachiae Bird, 1914 – loosestrife borer
• Papaipema marginidens (Guenée, 1852) – brick-red borer
• Papaipema maritima Bird, 1909 – giant sunflower borer or maritime borer
• Papaipema nebris (Guenée, 1852) – stalk borer
• Papaipema necopina (Grote, 1876) – sunflower borer
• Papaipema nelita (Strecker, 1898) – coneflower borer
• Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar, 1908) – turtle head borer
• Papaipema pertincta Dyar, 1920 – groundsel borer
• Papaipema polymniae Bird, 1917 – cup plant borer
• Papaipema pterisii Bird, 1907 – bracken borer
• Papaipema rigida (Grote, 1877) – rigid sunflower borer
• Papaipema rutila (Guenée, 1852) – mayapple borer
• Papaipema sauzalitae (Grote, 1875) – figwort stem borer
• Papaipema sciata Bird, 1908 – Culver's-root borer
• Papaipema silphii Bird, 1915 – silphius borer
• Papaipema speciosissima (Grote & Robinson, 1868) – osmunda borer or regal fern borer
• Papaipema stenocelis (Dyar, 1907) – chain fern borer
• Papaipema sulphurata Bird, 1926 – water-willow stem borer
• Papaipema unimoda (Smith, 1894) – meadow-rue borer
• Papaipema verona (Smith, 1899) – verona borer

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Savela, Markku. "Papaipema Smith, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.