Paectes is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3]
Description
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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.[4]
^Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Paectes Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Paectes Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paectes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
Barbut, J.; Lalanne-Cassou, B. (2005). "Description de trois Euteliinae néotropicaux appartenant aux genres Eutelia et Paectes et nouvelles synonymies (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 110 (1): 97–102.