''Paectes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Euteliidae
Euteliidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species ...
erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1818.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with tufts on first segment and very long, with a large anal tubular tuft especially in male. Forewing with nearly straight costa, rectangular apex, obliquely curved outer margin and near base lobed inner margin. in most species, antennae of male bipectinated and tibia hairy. And in some, antennae of male pectinated for two-thirds of length and fore tibia with a tuft of long hair from femur-tibia joint.
Species
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Paectes abrostolella''
Walker, 1866
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Paectes abrostoloides''
Guenée, 1852
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Paectes acutangula''
Hampson, 1912
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Paectes arcigera
''Paectes arcigera'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is restricted to the eastern Caribbean Islands, ranging from Puerto Rico to the Lesser Antilles (including the U.S. Virgin ...
''
Guenée, 1852
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Paectes asper''
Pogue, 2013
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Paectes costistrigata''
Bethune-Baker, 1906
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Paectes cyanodes''
Turner, 1902
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Paectes declinata''
Grote, 1879
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Paectes delineata
''Paectes'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with tufts on first segment and very long, with a large an ...
''
Guenée, 1852
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Paectes fuscescens''
Walker, 1855
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Paectes longiformis''
Pogue, 2012
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Paectes lunodes
''Paectes'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with tufts on first segment and very long, with a large an ...
''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Paectes medialba''
Pogue, 2013
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Paectes nana''
(Walker, 1865)
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Paectes nubifera''
Hampson, 1912
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Paectes obrotunda''
Guenée, 1852
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Paectes oculatrix
''Paectes oculatrix'', the eyed paectes, is a moth in the family Euteliidae. The species was Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Paectes oculatrix'' is Li ...
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Guenée, 1852
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Paectes pygmaea
''Paectes pygmaea'', the pygmy paectes, is a moth in the family Euteliidae. The species was Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Paectes pygmaea'' is List of ...
''
Hübner, 1818 (syn: ''Paectes flabella''
(Grote, 1879))
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Paectes silvaini''
Barbut & Lalanne-Cassou, 2005
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Paectes similis''
Pogue, 2013
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Paectes sinuosa''
Pogue, 2013
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Paectes tumida
''Paectes tumida'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in Colombia (Villavicencio), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.Pogue, M. G. (2013)"A review of the ''Paectes arcigera'' species compl ...
''
Pogue, 2013
References
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External links
Euteliinae
{{Euteliinae-stub