Large Paectes Moth
Paectes abrostoloides Guenée, 1852
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Hodges #8962 
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Host plant is Sweet Gum.

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Paectes abrostoloides
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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.

Damage

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


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