Empyreuma pugione

Empyreuma pugione
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Empyreuma
Species: E. pugione
Binomial name
Empyreuma pugione
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pugione Linnaeus, 1767
  • Sphinx lichas Cramer, [1775]
  • Sphinx sanguinosa Martyn, 1797
  • Chrysaor erythropterus Hübner, 1808
  • Empyreuma mucro Zerny, 1912
  • Empyreuma sanguinea Rothschild, 1912
  • Empyreuma sanguinea portoricensis Rothschild, 1912
  • Empyreuma affinis Rothschild, 1912
  • Empyreuma affinis haitensis Rothschild, 1912

The Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth (Empyreuma pugione) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on the West Indies, but has been introduced to Florida.[2]

The wingspan is 43–48 mm. The forewings are light chocolate brown with a border fringe of deeper brown. The area between the costal and subcostal veins on the forewing is carmine red. The hindwings are entirely carmine red with a deep brown border fringe. They are day-flying.[3]

The larvae feed on Nerium oleander. They are light orange and hairy.

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