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Ctenucha
Ctenucha brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Tribe:
Arctiini
Subtribe:
Ctenuchina
Genus:
Ctenucha

Kirby, 1837[1]
Synonyms
  • Compsoprium Blanchard, 1852
  • Philoros Walker, 1854
  • Caralisa Walker, 1856
  • Euctenucha Grote, 1873
  • Philorus Zerny, 1912

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

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. ^ Ctenucha, funet.fi
  2. ^ Acorn JH, Sheldon, I. Bugs of Ontario Edmonton: Lone Pine Publ. 2003.
  3. ^ The Century Dictionary. New York: The Century Company. 1895
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