Bug FAQEyed Paectes Moth
Paectes oculatrix · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Euteliidae
It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Achille Guenée described this species in 1852.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The moth is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, North Carolina, Connecticut, Alabama, Virginia, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Euteliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paectes_oculatrix
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.