Paectes asper

Paectes asper is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is widespread from southern Florida and the Bahamas to the Greater Antilles (except Puerto Rico), and the British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.

The forewing length is 9.4–12.9 mm for males and forewing length 9.2–12.5 mm for females. The costal area of the forewings is dark gray and ferruginous. There is a distinct ovate basal spot. The antemedial line is black, sharply angulate basally and continues around the ventral margin of the ovate spot. It is arrowhead shaped. The hindwings are white, with dark gray marginal shading. The veins are highlighted dark gray and the anal fold has a white and dark-gray striped pattern.

Etymology
The species name is the Latin term for rough, which refers to the roughened texture of the apex of the free saccular extension in the male genitalia.

References

Category:Moths described in 2013
Category:Euteliinae