Bug FAQLarge Paectes Moth
Paectes abrostoloides · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Euteliidae
The large Paectes moth has a wingspan of about 27 to 32 mm. Adults are on the wing from April through October, and the caterpillars feed on sweetgum leaves.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 27 to 32 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Caterpillars eat the leaves of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua).
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Larvae feed on sweetgum leaves. Adults are active from April to October.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly between April and October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Also recorded in the Antilles and Honduras.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Maryland.
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
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Questions people ask
Same family (Euteliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paectes_abrostoloides
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.