''Pentateucha'' is a genus 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

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...

. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1908.

Species

*'' Pentateucha curiosa'' C. Swinhoe, 1908 *'' Pentateucha inouei'' Owada & Brechlin, 1997 *'' Pentateucha stueningi'' Owada & Kitching, 1997

References

Sphingulini Moth genera Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe {{Sphingulini-stub