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Paectes oculatrix - Eyed Paectes Moth Description:<br />
24 mm, brown to rose colored moth with parallel wings and raised &quot;tail&quot;/abdomen. Curved pattern on forewings.<br />
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Habitat:<br />
Perched on a twig near an open field/front yard. Well-camouflaged against a twig!<br />
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Notes:<br />
Larval food sources are poison sumac and poison ivy foliage. Camouflage,Eutelliidae,Eyed Paectes Moth,Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Noctuoidea,Paectes,Paectes oculatrix,Summer,United States,camo,eyed paectes,eyed paectes moth,insect,insecta,insects,lepidoptera Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Paectes oculatrix - Eyed Paectes Moth

Description:
24 mm, brown to rose colored moth with parallel wings and raised "tail"/abdomen. Curved pattern on forewings.

Habitat:
Perched on a twig near an open field/front yard. Well-camouflaged against a twig!

Notes:
Larval food sources are poison sumac and poison ivy foliage.

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Paectes oculatrix is a species of Moth from the family of Noctuidae.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jan 2, 2018. Captured Aug 15, 2017 15:42 in 207-223 County Line Rd NE, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm