''Pygoctenucha'' is a genus of

moths 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 ...

in 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 groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.

Species

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Pygoctenucha azteca ''Pygoctenucha azteca'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...

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Pygoctenucha clitus ''Pygoctenucha clitus'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Co ...

'' (Druce, 1884) *''

Pygoctenucha enna ''Pygoctenucha enna'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North A ...

'' (Druce, 1885) *''

Pygoctenucha pyrrhoura ''Pygoctenucha pyrrhoura'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1881. It is found in the US states of Texas and Colorado. The wingspan is about 32 mm. References

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Pygoctenucha terminalis ''Pygoctenucha terminalis'', the blue-green lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico and in the United States in eastern Colorado, New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The ...

'' (Walker, 1854)

References

* Phaegopterina Moth genera {{Phaegopterina-stub