Empyreuma

Empyreuma
Empyreuma pugione
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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. The name is derived from the Greek word ἐμπύρευμα, meaning "a live coal covered with ashes". Nerium oleander is currently the only known host plant for this genus, but Caribbean species from a New World Apocynaceae genus are the most likely original hosts, potentially Thevetia, Plumeria, Mandevilla, or Tabernaemontana.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Empyreuma Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Weller, Susan J.; Simmons, Rebecca B.; Carlson, Anders L. (22 April 2004). "Empyreuma species and species limits: evidence from morphology and molecules". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 58 (1): 21–32. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  3. ↑ ἐμπύρευμα. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project