Pennsylvania Moth - Paectes pygmaea

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Euteliidae » Euteliinae » Paectes » Pygmy Paectes - Hodges#8959 (Paectes pygmaea)

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Copyright © 2018 Jim Eckert

Pennsylvania Moth - Paectes pygmaea -

Laurel Lane, SGL 43, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 17, 2018
Size: 12 mm length

On sheet with UV black light. This moth simply would not stop beating its wings. Ads PA to BG data for this species.

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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 20 June, 2018 - 6:17pm
Last updated 1 February, 2021 - 7:51pm

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