Paectes asper

Pogue, 2013

Paectes asper is a in the Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. The is widespread across the Caribbean region, ranging from southern Florida and the Bahamas through the Greater Antilles (excluding Puerto Rico) to the Lesser Antilles including the British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Dominica. The derives from Latin 'asper' meaning rough, referring to the roughened texture of the apex of the free saccular extension in the male genitalia.

Paectes asper female3 by Pogue MG. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Paectes asper male3 by Pogue MG. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Paectes asper female1 by Pogue MG. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Paectes asper: /ˈpaɪk.tiːz ˈæs.pər/

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Identification

Distinguished from by the combination of: dark gray and ferruginous forewing costal area; distinct ovate basal spot; black, sharply angulate antemedial line forming arrowhead shape; white hindwings with dark gray marginal shading and highlighted ; and in males, the roughened texture of the apex of the free saccular extension in genitalia. The striped anal fold pattern on the hindwing is particularly distinctive.

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Appearance

Small to medium-sized with forewing length 9.4–12.9 mm in males and 9.2–12.5 mm in females. Forewings have a dark gray and ferruginous costal area with a distinct ovate basal spot. The antemedial line is black, sharply angulate basally, continuing around the margin of the ovate spot in an arrowhead shape. Hindwings are white with dark gray marginal shading; are highlighted dark gray, and the anal fold displays a white and dark-gray striped pattern.

Distribution

Southern Florida, Bahamas, Greater Antilles (except Puerto Rico), British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Dominica in the Lesser Antilles

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Etymology

The specific epithet 'asper' is Latin for 'rough,' referring to the diagnostic roughened texture of the apex of the free saccular extension in the male genitalia.

Taxonomic History

Described as a new by Michael G. Pogue in 2013 based on specimens from the Caribbean region.