Paectes sinuosa
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Euteliidae |
Genus: | Paectes |
Species: | P. sinuosa
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Binomial name | |
Paectes sinuosa Pogue, 2013
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Paectes sinuosa is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás and São Paulo, north-western Paraguay and the Argentine province of Tucumán.[1]
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 Schinus terebinthifolius and Lithraea molleoides.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the Latin sinuo (meaning bend) and refers to the sinuate free saccular extension of the male genitalia.
References
[edit]- ^ Pogue, M. G. (2013). "A review of the Paectes arcigera species complex (Guenée) (Lepidoptera, Euteliidae)". Zookeys. 264: 126-163. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.