Moths of North Carolina
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392 NC Records

Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée, 1852) - Large Paectes Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: EuteliidaeSubfamily: EuteliinaeP3 Number: 931111.00 MONA Number: 8962.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is ash gray, with darker shading over the antemedian and following the postmedian (Forbes, 1954). The antemedian and postmedian are black and doubled. The antemedian has three deep loops, with the middle one bordering a pale basal patch. The postmedian has a strong cusp at the cell and then is incurved to the inner margin. A smaller tooth or bulge is present at vein M3. The hindwings are fuscous with darker veins.

This species is much larger than the otherwise similar P. pygmaea and possess the small tooth or bulge on the inner curve of the postmedian that is absent in pygymaea. The overall effect is that the double PM line of P. abrostoloides is represented as two arcs that connect, with the inner one being the larger. In contrast, P. pygmaea has a single, broad arc that span the entire length between the posterior tooth and the inner margin.
Wingspan: Wingspan 27-32 mm (Metzler and Franclemont, 1991); 25-30 mm (Forbes, 1954).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Sweetgum (Forbes, 1954; Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Sweetgum Groves and Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Paectes abrostoloides - Large Paectes Moth

180 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-29
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-14
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-10
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-03-05
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-09-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-09
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-23
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-07-28
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-29
Carteret Co.
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