Empyreuma

Empyreuma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Euchromiina
Genus: Empyreuma
Hübner, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Chrysaor Hübner, 1808

Empyreuma is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The name is derived from the Greek word ἐμπύρευμα, meaning "a live coal covered with ashes."[2]

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