Biology:Ctenucha

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Short description: Genus of moths

Ctenucha
Ctenucha brunnea (Brown Ctenucha).jpg
Ctenucha brunnea
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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 moths 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. Savela, Markku. "Ctenucha Kirby, 1837". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/ctenucha/. 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4543422 entry