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Euteliidae 931111 – 8962   Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852)              Large Paectes

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Distribution: Southern New England to Ontario and south to Florida and Texas. Apparently now established in southern California. Larva and Host Plants: Sweet gum. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852) (Ingura) - MONA 1983: 8962 delineata (Guenée, 1852) (Ingura) producta (Walker, 1855) (Edema) Taxonomic Notes: Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym 8963 Paectes delineata in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 138.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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