Ctenucha

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Ctenucha
Ctenucha brunnea (Brown Ctenucha).jpg
Ctenucha brunnea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Euchromiina
Genus: Ctenucha
Kirby, 1837 [1]
Synonyms
  • CompsopriumBlanchard, 1852
  • PhilorosWalker, 1854
  • CaralisaWalker, 1856
  • EuctenuchaGrote, 1873
  • PhilorusZerny, 1912

Ctenucha (pronounced "ten-OOCH-ah") [2] is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

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Etymology

The genus name Ctenucha was coined by William Kirby from the Greek meaning "having a comb", a reference to the showy antennae of some species. [3]

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ctenucha Kirby, 1837". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. Acorn, J. H. & Sheldon, I. Bugs of Ontario Edmonton: Lone Pine Publ. 2003.
  3. The Century Dictionary. New York: The Century Company. 1895