A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/9/2014).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/25/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Large Paectes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 315325 - Psn: 35)

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A male Large Paectes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Large Paectes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A male Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/21/2022).

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A male Large Paectes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020).

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Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 305588 - Psn: 55)

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Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 413833 - Psn: 55)

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Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1104747 - Psn: 55)

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A female Large Paectes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/15/2018).

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Large Paectes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 424558 - Psn: 66)

Large Paectes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014).

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Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208003 - Psn: 78)

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A Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2015).

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Female (L) and male (R) Large Paectes Moths in Howard Co., Maryland (9/16/2003). Note the bipectinate (featherlike) antenna of the male.

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A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar found on Sweet Gum in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2016).

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A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar on Sweet Gum in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2013).

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A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).

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A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2018).

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A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

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A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Paectes Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/25/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Large Paectes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A male Large Paectes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Large Paectes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A male Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/21/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A male Large Paectes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A female Large Paectes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Large Paectes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Paectes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Large Paectes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Paectes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

Female (L) and male (R) Large Paectes Moths in Howard Co., Maryland (9/16/2003). Note the bipectinate (featherlike) antenna of the male. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar found on Sweet Gum in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2016). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar on Sweet Gum in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Large Paectes Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Source: Wikipedia

Paectes abrostoloides


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Euteliidae
Genus:	Paectes
Species:	P. abrostoloides
Binomial name
*Paectes abrostoloides* (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Ingura abrostoloides Guenée, 1852 Edema producta Walker, 1855

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.^[1]^[2] It is found in the US from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Utah.^[3] It has also been recorded from the Antilles and Honduras.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. Adult are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Liquidambar styraciflua.

References

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^ Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ "931111.00 – 8962 – Paectes abrostoloides – Large Paectes Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ McLeod, Robin (October 29, 2017). "Species Mocis latipes - Small Mocis - Hodges#8743". BugGuide. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Paectes abrostoloides	Wikidata: Q7124041 BAMONA: Paectes-abrostoloides BOLD: 23883 BugGuide: 11854 CoL: 4BWSC EoL: 537265 GBIF: 1780646 iNaturalist: 179973 ITIS: 939732 MONA: 8962 NatureServe: 2.120729 NCBI: 690195 Open Tree of Life: 462628

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Large Paectes Moth

Paectes abrostoloides Guenée, 1852

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