The family Ctenuchidae contains about 3000 known species, most of which are tropical. Two species may have reached Great Britain unaided, but others are accidental imports with food produce:

Contents

• Subfamily Syntominae
• Subfamily Euchromiinae
• See also
• References

Subfamily Syntominae

• Syntomis phegea , nine-spotted — probably rare immigrant
• Dysauxes ancilla , handmaid — possible rare immigrant from Central & Eastern Europe (one old record)

Subfamily Euchromiinae

• [ Euchromia lethe , basker — imported with West Indian bananas ]
• [ Antichloris viridis — imported with West Indian bananas]
• [ Antichloris caca , docker — imported from South America ]
• [ Antichloris eriphia , banana stowaway — imported from South America]

See also

• List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
  • Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths

Related Research Articles

Antichloris viridis, the satin stowaway or banana moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It has also been observed a number of times in Great Britain, after being accidentally imported in fruit consignments.

References

• Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN   0-9531399-1-3.