Paectes tumida
| Paectes tumida | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Euteliidae |
| Genus: | Paectes |
| Species: | P. tumida
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| Binomial name | |
| Paectes tumida Pogue, 2013
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Paectes tumida is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. It is found in Colombia (Villavicencio), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[1]
The forewing length is 10.9 mm for males and 11.5 mm for females. The costal area of the forewings is brown. The basal area is a mixture of white, pale-ferruginous and brown scales. There is a not well-defined ovate spot. The hindwings have a marginal shading of dark gray and the veins are heavily highlighted in dark gray. The areas between the veins are white. The anal fold is white with a dark-gray striped pattern.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name is derived from the Latin tumeo (meaning swell) and refers to the swollen base of the free saccular extension in the male genitalia.
References
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- ^ Pogue, M. G. (2013). "A review of the Paectes arcigera species complex (Guenée) (Lepidoptera, Euteliidae)". Zookeys. 264: 126-163.
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