Ctenypena

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Ctenypena
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Ctenypena

A. E. Prout, 1927
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C. tenuis
Binomial name
Ctenypena tenuis
A. E. Prout, 1927

Ctenypena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Ctenypena tenuis, is known from São Tomé off the west coast of Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by Alice Ellen Prout in 1927.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 4, 2012). "Ctenypena Prout, 1927". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ctenypena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ctenypena Prout, 1927". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 19, 2020.