Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ctenucha multifaria (Walker, 1854)
Apistosia multifaria Walker, 1854
Ctenucha multifaria var. luteoscapus Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
Phylogenetic sequence # 930436
Numbers
Six
Ctenucha species are found in America, north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
Distal tip and entire costal edge of forewing narrowly white-marginned. Patagia** entirely black.
** patagia = pair of small articulated plates, one on each side of the dorsum of the prothorax. The patagia are visible in front of the wing bases and mesonotum...and immediately behind the head. (Caution: They can be mistaken as the posterior portion of the head!)
See Also
Ctenucha rubroscapus is very closely related, having
only the distal wing tip white-marginned (as opposed to the entire costal edge white-marginned as in
C. multifaria).
Indeed,
C. multifaria and
C. rubroscapus may be variants of a single species...for more details see
here.
Print References
Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Volume 1. pg. 529 (
Read online here)
Holland, W. J. (1914) The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., pg. 102 (
Read online here)
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico.
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