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Ectochela canina Felder, 1874

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ectochela canina Felder, 1874
Name authority
Felder, 1874
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Ectochela
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
  8. familyNoctuidae Latreille, 1809
  9. subfamilyNoctuinae Latreille, 1809
  10. genusEctochela Hampson, 1902
  11. speciesEctochela canina Felder, 1874

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ectochela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930NoctuidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ectochela flavilunata Gaede, 1915NoctuidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ectochela roseitincta Gaede, 1915NoctuidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Felder, & Rogenhofer. (1874). Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. 2((Abt.2)). http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16568#page/250/mode/2upSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38QCB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.