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]
| Empyreuma | |
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| Empyreuma pugione | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Euchromiina |
| Genus: | Empyreuma Hübner, 1818[1] |
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Species
edit- Empyreuma anassa Forbes, 1917
- Empyreuma heros Bates, 1934
- Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767) – spotted oleander caterpillar moth
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Empyreuma Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ 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
- ^ ἐμπύρευμα. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project