Euteliidae
931111 –
8962 Paectes abrostoloides
(Guenée, 1852)
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| Distribution: |
Southern New England to Ontario and south to Florida and Texas. Apparently now established in southern California. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Sweet gum. (see references) -- Host familiy: Apocynaceae Hamamelidaceae Oleaceae. Host genera: Liquidambar Jasminum Tabernaemontana. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852) (Ingura) - MONA 1983: 8962delineata (Guenée, 1852) (Ingura) - MONA 1983: [8963]producta (Walker, 1855) (Edema) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym 8963 Paectes delineata in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 138. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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© Steve Nanz
© Carol Wolf
© Ken Childs
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LG – © Jim Troubridge
29mm – © Jim Vargo
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© Brody J. Thomassen LG
© Giff Beaton LG
on Sweetgum
© George Smiley LG
on Sweetgum (Liquidamber styraciflua) 29mm
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