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Erebidae 930448 – 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.) Synonymy: • Sphinx pugione Linnaeus, 1767 • 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.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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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