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

Etymology

The genus name ''Ctenucha'' was coined by William Kirby from the

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meaning "having a comb", a reference to the showy antennae of some species.''The Century Dictionary''. New York: The Century Company. 1895

Species

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Ctenucha affinis ''Ctenucha affinis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Ce ...

'' Druce, 1884 * '' Ctenucha albipars'' * '' Ctenucha andrei'' * ''

Ctenucha annulata ''Ctenucha annulata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with th ...

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Ctenucha aymara ''Ctenucha aymara'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol ...

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Ctenucha biformis ''Ctenucha biformis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Peru and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) ...

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Ctenucha braganza ''Ctenucha braganza'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same ...

'' (Schaus, 1892) * '' Ctenucha bruneri'' * ''

Ctenucha brunnea ''Ctenucha brunnea'', the brown ctenucha or brown-winged ctenucha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1872. It is found in the US from central to southern coastal California. The leng ...

'' Stretch, 1872 – brown ctenucha, brown-winged ctenucha * '' Ctenucha cajonata'' * ''

Ctenucha circe ''Ctenucha circe'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil (Pará). References circe Circe (; grc, , ) is an Magician (paranormal), enchantres ...

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Ctenucha clavia ''Ctenucha clavia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth gro ...

'' (Druce, 1883) * ''

Ctenucha cressonana ''Ctenucha cressonana'', or Cresson's ctenucha, is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety ...

'' Grote, 1863 – Cresson's ctenucha * ''

Ctenucha cyaniris ''Ctenucha cyaniris'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Ecuador. References cyaniris ''Cyaniris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Recent molecular studies ...

'' Hampson, 1898 * '' Ctenucha devisum'' (Walker, 1856) * ''

Ctenucha editha ''Ctenucha editha'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found on Haiti. References editha ''Editha'' is a small genus of large, brightly colored sand wasps, restricted to South America. ...

'' (Walker, 1856) * ''

Ctenucha fosteri ''Ctenucha fosteri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth g ...

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Ctenucha garleppi ''Ctenucha garleppi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' * '' Ctenucha hilliana'' * '' Ctenucha laura'' (Hampson, 1898) * '' Ctenucha manuela'' * '' Ctenucha mennisata'' * '' Ctenucha mortia'' * '' Ctenucha multifaria'' (Walker, 1854) – California ctenucha * ''

Ctenucha nana ''Ctenucha nana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1914. It is found in Brazil. References nana Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), in ...

'' * '' Ctenucha nantana'' * ''

Ctenucha neglecta ''Ctenucha neglecta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_ ...

'' (Boisduval, 1832) * ''

Ctenucha palmeira ''Ctenucha palmeira'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same ...

'' (Schaus, 1892) * ''

Ctenucha pohli ''Ctenucha pohli'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth gro ...

'' * '' Ctenucha popayana'' * ''

Ctenucha projecta ''Ctenucha projecta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1904. It is found in Paraguay and Peru. References projecta The Projecta was an English automobile manufactured only in 1914 at the Percival White En ...

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Ctenucha quadricolor ''Ctenucha quadricolor'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on Jamaica.Ctenucha reducta'' * '' Ctenucha refulgens'' * ''

Ctenucha reimoseri ''Ctenucha reimoseri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' * '' Ctenucha rubrovenata'' * ''

Ctenucha rubriceps ''Ctenucha rubriceps'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South Amer ...

'' Walker, 1854 * ''

Ctenucha rubroscapus ''Ctenucha rubroscapus'', the red-shouldered ctenucha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857. It is found in western North America, where it is limited to low elevations west of the Cascade Mount ...

'' (Ménétriés, 1857) – red-shouldered ctenucha, Walsingham's ctenucha * ''

Ctenucha ruficeps ''Ctenucha ruficeps'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

'' Walker, 1854 * ''

Ctenucha schausi ''Ctenucha schausi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. References

Ctenucha, schausi Moths described in 1912 {{Ctenuchina-stub ...

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Ctenucha semistria ''Ctenucha semistria'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' (Walker, 1854) * ''

Ctenucha signata ''Ctenucha signata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth g ...

'' * '' Ctenucha subsemistria'' * ''

Ctenucha tapajoza ''Ctenucha tapajoza'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

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Ctenucha togata ''Ctenucha togata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ...

'' (Druce, 1884) * '' Ctenucha tucumana'' * ''

Ctenucha venosa ''Ctenucha venosa'', the veined ctenucha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the US from southern Nevada and Arizona to Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as in Mex ...

'' Walker, 1854 – veined ctenucha * '' Ctenucha virginica'' (Esper, 1794) – Virginia ctenucha * ''

Ctenucha vittigerum ''Ctenucha vittigerum'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' (Blanchard, 1852)

References

External links

* * Ctenuchina Moth genera {{Ctenuchina-stub