Erebidae
930448.00 –
8272 Empyreuma pugione
(Linnaeus, 1767) | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar |
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| Distribution: |
Type locality: insula S. Thomae [St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands]. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Empyreuma pugione Hübner, 1818
• Empyreuma affinis Rothschild, 1912
• Chrysaor erythropterus Hübner, 1808
• Empyreuma haitensis Rothschild, 1912
• Sphinx lichas Cramer, [1775]
• Empyreuma mucro Zerny, 1912
• Empyreuma portoricensis Rothschild, 1912
• Empyreuma sanguinea Rothschild, 1912
• Sphinx sanguinosa Martyn, 1797 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767) is a senior synonym of 8272 Empyreuma affinis Rothschild, 1912, Jour. Lepid. Soc., 58(1)21: 29. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
- Linnaeus, C., 1767. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata. Tom. I. Pars II. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 1(2): 807.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Weller, S.J., R.B. Simmons, A.L. Carlson, 2004. Empyreuma species and species limits: evidence from morphology and molecules (Arctiidae). Journal of Lepidopterists Society, 58(1)21: 1-32.
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44mm – © Jim Vargo
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