Ctenucha | |
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Ctenucha brunnea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Tribe: | Arctiini |
Subtribe: | Ctenuchina |
Genus: | Ctenucha Kirby, 1837 [1] |
Synonyms | |
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Ctenucha (pronounced "ten-OOCH-ah") [2] is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
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]
Argyroeides is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Autochloris is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Correbia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Correbidia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Cosmosoma is a genus of tiger moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Elysius is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Eucereon is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Heliura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Hyaleucerea is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Isanthrene is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Loxophlebia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Macrocneme is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Mesothen is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Opharus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Poliopastea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Uranophora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1831.
Pseudosphex is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. These moths are mimics of a variety of Hymenoptera. The prefix pseudo means "false", and Sphex is a genus of wasps.
Saurita is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Desmia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1832.