Empyreuma

Empyreuma
	Empyreuma pugione
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Euchromiina
Genus:	Empyreuma; Hübner, 1818
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

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

References

^ 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

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[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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