The Ctenuchina are a

subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. These moths are diurnal, meaning they fly during the day. Their coloration is similar to that of certain beetles and wasps that predators avoid.

Taxonomy

The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

. That subfamily contained three

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

s: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths), and

Syntomini The Syntomini are a tribe (biology), tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846. Taxonomy The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae ...

. The family

was lowered in rank to the subfamily

Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

, and consequently, the three tribes became subtribes (with the -ina suffix). Ctenuchina and

Euchromiina The Euchromiina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. Many species in the subtribe are mimics of wasps. Euchromiina have always been considered closely related to the subtribe C ...

were reclassified in the tribe

Arctiini The Arctiini are a tribe (biology), tribe of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiida ...

, while the Syntomina were raised in rank to the tribe

Genera

''List separated based on data from the Taxonomicon'' *'' Cisseps'' *''

Ctenucha ''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 Greek meaning "having a comb", a reference to the showy antennae of some species.' ...

'' *'' Dahana''

Assigned to subfamily
Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. Not assigned to a tribe.

*'' Belemniastis'' *'' Eunomia'' *'' Isia''

Assigned to tribe
Arctiini The Arctiini are a tribe (biology), tribe of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiida ...
. Not assigned to a subtribe.

*'' Belemnia''

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

External links

on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Lepidoptera subtribes {{Ctenuchina-stub