Genus of moths

This page is about the tiger moth genus. For the obsolete chemical term, see empyreuma.

Empyreuma

Empyreuma pugione
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Arctiinae
Subtribe:  | Euchromiina
Genus:  | Empyreuma
Hübner, 1818[1]
Synonyms

* Chrysaor Hübner, 1808

Empyreuma is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae, containing three closely related species.[2] The name is derived from the Greek word ἐμπύρευμα, meaning "a live coal covered with ashes".[3]

## Species[edit]

* Empyreuma anassa Forbes, 1917
* Empyreuma heros Bates, 1934
* Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767) - spotted oleander caterpillar moth

## References[edit]

1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Empyreuma Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
2. ^ Weller, S.J., Simmons, R.B., Carlson, A.L. 2004. Empyreuma species and species limits: evidence from morphology and molecules (Arctiidae). Journal of Lepidopterists Society. 58(1): 21-32
3. ^ ἐμπύρευμα. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5374760
* Wikispecies: Empyreuma
* BioLib: 514878
* BOLD: 50746
* BugGuide: 10159
* ButMoth: 9672.0
* GBIF: 1817933
* iNaturalist: 324143
* IRMNG: 1196711
* ITIS: 937167
* LepIndex: 31698
* NCBI: 132210

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