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
Empyreuma pugione
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Species

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References

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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