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Genus of moths
Ctenucha
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Ctenucha brunnea
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Ctenucha
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Synonyms
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- Compsoprium Blanchard, 1852
- Philoros Walker, 1854
- Caralisa Walker, 1856
- Euctenucha Grote, 1873
- Philorus Zerny, 1912
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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.
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Species
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Ctenucha affinis Druce, 1884
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Ctenucha albipars
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Ctenucha andrei
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Ctenucha annulata
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Ctenucha aymara (Schaus, 1892)
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Ctenucha biformis
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Ctenucha braganza (Schaus, 1892)
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Ctenucha bruneri
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Ctenucha brunnea Stretch, 1872 – brown ctenucha, brown-winged ctenucha
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Ctenucha cajonata
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Ctenucha circe (Cramer, [1780])
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Ctenucha clavia (Druce, 1883)
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Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863 – Cresson's ctenucha
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Ctenucha cyaniris Hampson, 1898
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Ctenucha devisum (Walker, 1856)
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Ctenucha editha (Walker, 1856)
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Ctenucha fosteri
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Ctenucha garleppi
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Ctenucha hilliana
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Ctenucha laura (Hampson, 1898)
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Ctenucha manuela
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Ctenucha mennisata
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Ctenucha mortia
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Ctenucha multifaria (Walker, 1854) – California ctenucha
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Ctenucha nana
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Ctenucha nantana
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Ctenucha neglecta (Boisduval, 1832)
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Ctenucha palmeira (Schaus, 1892)
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Ctenucha pohli
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Ctenucha popayana
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Ctenucha projecta Dognin
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Ctenucha quadricolor (Walker, 1866)
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Ctenucha reducta
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Ctenucha refulgens
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Ctenucha reimoseri
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Ctenucha rubrovenata
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Ctenucha rubriceps Walker, 1854
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Ctenucha rubroscapus (Ménétriés, 1857) – red-shouldered ctenucha, Walsingham's ctenucha
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Ctenucha ruficeps Walker, 1854
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Ctenucha schausi
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Ctenucha semistria (Walker, 1854)
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Ctenucha signata
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Ctenucha subsemistria
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Ctenucha tapajoza
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Ctenucha togata (Druce, 1884)
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Ctenucha tucumana
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Ctenucha venosa Walker, 1854 – veined ctenucha
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Ctenucha virginica (Esper, 1794) – Virginia ctenucha
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Ctenucha vittigerum (Blanchard, 1852)
References
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^ Savela, Markku.
"Ctenucha Kirby, 1837". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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^ Acorn, J. H. & Sheldon, I. Bugs of Ontario Edmonton: Lone Pine Publ. 2003.
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^ The Century Dictionary. New York: The Century Company. 1895
External links
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Ctenucha.