Empyreuma pugione
| Empyreuma pugione | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Empyreuma |
| Species: | E. pugione |
| Binomial name | |
| Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767)[1] | |
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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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