Ctenuchina

The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. These moths are diurnal, meaning they fly during the day. Their coloration is similar to that of certain beetles and wasps that predators avoid.^[1]

Ctenuchina
Ctenucha brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Arctiini
Subtribe:	Ctenuchina W. Kirby, 1837

Taxonomy

The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths), and Syntomini. The family Arctiidae was lowered in rank to the subfamily Arctiinae, and consequently, the three tribes became subtribes (with the -ina suffix). Ctenuchina and Euchromiina were reclassified in the tribe Arctiini, while the Syntomina were raised in rank to the tribe Syntomini.^[2][3]

Genera

List separated based on data from the Taxonomicon ^[4]

• Cisseps
• Ctenucha
• Dahana

Assigned to subfamily Arctiinae. Not assigned to a tribe.

• Belemniastis
• Eunomia
• Isia

Assigned to tribe Arctiini. Not assigned to a subtribe.

• Belemnia