Paectes pygmaea Hübner, 1818 is a animal in the Euteliidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paectes pygmaea Hübner, 1818

Paectes pygmaea Hübner, 1818

Paectes pygmaea (pygmy paectes) is a Euteliidae moth found in North America first described in 1818.

Family
Genus
Paectes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Paectes pygmaea Hübner, 1818

Paectes pygmaea, commonly known as the pygmy paectes, is a species of moth belonging to the family Euteliidae. This species was first formally described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It can be found in North America. Its MONA, also called Hodges, reference number is 8959.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Euteliidae Paectes

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