''Paectes'' is a

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s of the family Euteliidae 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 ''Paectes abrostolella'' is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering ...

'' Walker, 1866 * ''

Paectes abrostoloides ''Paectes abrostoloides'', the large paectes moth or sweetgum defoliator, is a moth of the family Euteliidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the US from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Arizona and nor ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

Paectes acutangula ''Paectes acutangula'' is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering sy ...

'' Hampson, 1912 * ''

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 * ''

Paectes asper ''Paectes asper'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae Species description, first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is widespread from southern Florida and the Bahamas to the Greater Antilles (except Puerto Rico), and the British Virgin Isl ...

'' Pogue, 2013 * ''

Paectes costistrigata ''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 ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 * ''

Paectes cyanodes ''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 ...

'' Turner, 1902 * ''

Paectes declinata ''Paectes declinata'' is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering sys ...

'' Grote, 1879 * ''

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 * '' Paectes fuscescens'' Walker, 1855 * ''

Paectes longiformis ''Paectes longiformis'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2012. It is found in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia.Pogue, M. G. (2013)"A review of the ''Paectes arcigera'' species complex (Guenée) ...

'' Pogue, 2012 * ''

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 ''Paectes medialba'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in north-western Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a count ...

'' Pogue, 2013 * ''

Paectes nana ''Paectes nana'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae. It is widespread from Florida through the Greater Antilles (except for Puerto Rico) and from Mexico to Costa Rica. In South America, it is found in Venezuela, Colombia and northern Ecuador. It h ...

'' (Walker, 1865) * ''

Paectes nubifera ''Paectes nubifera'' is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering syst ...

'' Hampson, 1912 * ''

Paectes obrotunda ''Paectes obrotunda'' is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Brazil. The species is only known from the female holotype. Formerly, the species was recorded from Southern North America (inclu ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

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 ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

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)) * ''

Paectes silvaini ''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 ...

'' Barbut & Lalanne-Cassou, 2005 * ''

Paectes similis ''Paectes similis'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco.Pogue, M. G. (2013)"A review of the ''Paectes arcigera'' species complex (Guenée) ...

'' Pogue, 2013 * ''

Paectes sinuosa ''Paectes sinuosa'' is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás and São Paulo, north-western Paraguay and the Argentine province of Tucumán.Pogue, M. G. (2013)"A ...

'' Pogue, 2013 * ''

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