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

© Tom Murray
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
    Paectes abrostoloides
    © Steve Nanz
    Paectes abrostoloides
    © Carol Wolf
    Paectes abrostoloides
    © Ken Childs
    Paectes abrostoloides
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Paectes abrostoloides
    29mm – © Jim Vargo
    Paectes abrostoloides
    © Brody J. Thomassen LG

    Paectes abrostoloides
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Sweetgum
    Paectes abrostoloides
    © George Smiley LG
    on Sweetgum (Liquidamber styraciflua) 29mm

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