Ctenusa
Encyclopedia
Ctenusa is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Ctenusa curvilineaCtenusa curvilineaCtenusa curvilinea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in Ethiopia, Eritrea south to South Africa....
Hampson,1913 - Ctenusa pallidaCtenusa pallidaCtenusa pallida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia south to South Africa....
Hampson, 1902 - Ctenusa variansCtenusa variansCtenusa varians is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in Somalia south to South Africa....
Wallengren, 1863