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Euteliidae 931117 – 8967   Paectes nana (Walker, 1865)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nana (Walker, 1865) (Edema) arcigera of authors; (not Guenée, 1852) (Ingura) misid. burserae (Dyar, 1901) (Ingura) indefatigabilis Schaus, 1923 (Paectes) interrumpens (Walker, 1858) (Abrostola) isabel Schaus, 1923 (Paectes) murina (Druce, 1889) (Ingura) Taxonomic Notes: Paectes nana (Walker, 1865) is rasised from synonymy of Paectes arcigera Guenee, 1852), a Caribbean species, and includes as a synonym P. burserae (Dyar, 1901) [8960] in Pogue (2013).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Pogue, M.G., 2013. A review of the Paectes arcigera species complex (Guenée) (Lepidoptera, Euteliidae). ZooKeys, 264: 126-163. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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