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Checklist for Family Ctenuchidae W. Kirby, 1837 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Amazon region (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
347
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
347
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
336
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
314
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
234
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
234
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
234
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
196
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
191
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
84
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCtenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazon region
2 Genera with 2 Species
Agerocha Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Heterodontia Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon region
2 Species
Agerocha eone (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Poecilosoma mapirense Strand, 1915
Heterodontia tricolor (Felder, 1868)⇒ Chrostosoma tricolor Felder, 1868


Links, sources and further information
Ctenuchidae at gbif.org
Ctenuchidae at irmng.org