The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family Erebidae.

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 ...

. That subfamily contained three

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s: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths), and Syntomini. 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 were reclassified in the tribe

Arctiini __NOTOC__ The Arctiini are a tribe of 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, Arctiidae. The ranks of the fami ...

, while the Syntomina were raised in rank to the tribe Syntomini.

Genera

''List separated based on data from the Taxonomicon'' *'' Cisseps'' *'' Ctenucha'' *'' 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 In Greek mythology, Eunomia ( grc, Εὐνομία) was a minor goddess of law and legislation (her name can be translated as "good order", "governance according to good laws"), as well as the spring-time goddess of green pastures (''eû'' means ...

'' *''

Isia Isia may refer to: * ''Isia'' (moth), a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae * isiA, a photosynthetic protein * International Ski Instructors Association *Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche ISIA - Istituto Superiore per le Indust ...

Assigned to tribe
Arctiini NOTOC The Arctiini are a tribe of 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, Arctiidae. The ranks of the fami ...
. 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