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Euteliidae 931108 – 8959.1   Paectes abrostolella (Walker, 1866)

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Distribution: MI south to FL and west to MT and southern CA - Metzler & Franclemont (1991). Larva and Host Plants: Sumac - Powell & Opler (2009). Description/ Field Marks: WS = 22-27 mm, "... bluish gray species that varies from pale to dark gray. The fringe of the hindwing is gray or only partially white." - Metzler & Franclemont (1991). Genitalia: See Metzler & Franclemont (1991). Similar Species: Paectes pygmaea averages smaller with "dark hindwing with contrasting white fringe." - Metzler & Franclemont (1991). The barcode tree for pygmaea and abrostolella includes at least four Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) or branches each possibly representing a good species. Paectes abrostoloides averages larger and is more brown. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abrostolella (Walker, 1866) (Subrita)   Type locality: United States. praepilata (Grote, 1875) (Ingura)   Type locality: Texas (Bosque County)?. Taxonomic Notes: Paectes abrostolella (Walker, 1866) is elevated from synonymy of 8959 Paectes pygmaea Hübner, 1818 in Metzler & Franclemont (1991), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 45(1): 34-41.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC3607 (Canada: ON, USA:MO) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABY7093 (USA: WY, CO, OK, TX) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACF5334 (USA: CA, AZ) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Metzler, E.H. & J.G. Franclemont, 1991. A review of four species names of Paectes from North America (Noctuidae: Euteliinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 45(1): 34-41. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.2f; p. 263. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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