Euteliidae
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Eutelia pyrastis
Eutelia pyrastis is a moth species in the family Euteliidae, first described by Hampson in 1905. It is distributed across the Caribbean Sea and North America. The species has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 8968.1, indicating its inclusion in North American moth faunal inventories. Its taxonomic placement has been subject to revision, with some authorities placing it in the genus Marathyssa.
Euteliinae
Euteliinae is a subfamily of moths within the family Euteliidae, superfamily Noctuoidea. The group was established by Grote in 1851. Members of this subfamily are part of a relatively small moth family with approximately 400 species worldwide. The subfamily is distinguished from the related Stictopterinae by morphological features of the adult moths.
Marathyssa
Beautiful Marathyssa Moth (for M. pulcherrimus)
Marathyssa is a genus of moths in the family Euteliidae, established by Francis Walker in 1865. The genus contains approximately 20 described species distributed across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Several species occur in North America, including the type species M. basalis. The genus has been subject to taxonomic revision, with some sources historically placing it in Noctuidae.
Marathyssa basalis
Light Marathyssa Moth, light marathyssa
Marathyssa basalis, commonly known as the Light Marathyssa Moth, is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. The species is found in North America and is assigned MONA/Hodges number 8956. It belongs to the subfamily Euteliinae within the superfamily Noctuoidea.
Paectes abrostolella
Barrens Paectes Moth
Paectes abrostolella is a species of owlet moth in the family Euteliidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is distributed across North America and is known to occur in habitats ranging from prairies to montane areas. The species is notable for its distinctive resting posture, in which it raises its abdomen into the air. It is one of several North American species in the genus Paectes, a group that has been subject to recent taxonomic revision due to the discovery of cryptic species complexes.
Paectes acutangula
Paectes acutangula is a moth species in the family Euteliidae, first described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in North America and has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 8964. The genus Paectes contains species that are frequently difficult to distinguish based on external morphology alone, with genitalic characters often required for accurate identification. This species belongs to a group of moths whose wing patterns can be similar among closely related taxa.
Paectes asper
Paectes asper is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Michael G. Pogue in 2013. The species 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 specific name derives from Latin 'asper' meaning rough, referring to the roughened texture of the apex of the free saccular extension in the male genitalia.
Paectes declinata
Paectes declinata is a moth species in the family Euteliidae, first described by Grote in 1879. The species is found in North America and has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 8961. It belongs to a genus that has been subject to recent taxonomic revision due to the discovery of cryptic species complexes.
Paectes nana
Paectes nana is a small moth in the family Euteliidae, originally described by Walker in 1865 and later redescribed as Paectes isabel by Schaus in 1923. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism and two distinct forewing forms, with males measuring 10.9–11.6 mm and females 9.4–9.9 mm in forewing length. It has been introduced to the Galapagos Islands beyond its native Neotropical range.
Paectes nubifera
Clouded Paectes Moth
Paectes nubifera is a species of moth in the family Euteliidae, first described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in North America and is known by the common name Clouded Paectes Moth. The species has a Hodges number of 8965. It belongs to a genus that has been the subject of recent taxonomic revision, with several cryptic species complexes identified through detailed morphological study of genitalia.