''Paectes sinuosa'' is a

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 ...

in the family

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first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in the Brazilian states of

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and

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, north-western

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and the Argentine province of Tucumán.Pogue, M. G. (2013)
"A review of the ''Paectes arcigera'' species complex (Guenée) (Lepidoptera, Euteliidae)"
''Zookeys''. 264: 126-163. The forewing length is 10.5 mm for males and 9.5 mm for females. The costal area of the forewings is dark gray with a few white scales forming short dashes along the costa, especially from the postmedial band to just below the apex. There is a distinct ovate cream-colored basal spot. The hindwings are white with a dark gray marginal shading. The veins are highlighted in dark gray and the anal fold has a white and dark gray striped pattern. The larvae have been reared from ''

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'' and ''

Lithraea molleoides ''Lithraea molleoides'' ( syn. ''Lithraea molleoides'' var. ''lorentziana'' Lillo, ''Lithraea ternifolia'', ''Schinus brasiliensis'' Marchand ex Cabrera, ''Schinus leucocarpus'' M., ''Schinus molleoides'' ( Vell.) Engler, ''Lithraea aroeir ...

''.

Etymology

The

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is derived from the Latin ''sinuo'' (meaning bend) and refers to the sinuate free saccular extension of the male genitalia.

References

Moths described in 2013 Euteliinae {{Euteliinae-stub