Biology:Paectes

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Short description: Genus of moths

Paectes
Paectes arcigera male1.jpg
Paectes arcigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Euteliinae
Genus:
Paectes

Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Tribonophora Hübner, 1808 (Suppr.)
  • Ingura Guenée, 1852
  • Adrana Walker, 1858
  • Orthoclostera Butler, 1878
  • Callingura Butler, 1894

Paectes is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3]

Description

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]

Species

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7124048 entry