Biology:Empyreuma pugione
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Empyreuma |
| Species: | E. pugione
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Empyreuma pugione, the spotted oleander caterpillar moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been collected at elevations up to 733m,[2] but has been introduced to the US state of Florida.[3]
The wingspan is 43–48 mm. They fly during the day.[4]
The larvae feed on Nerium oleander, but are likely to have fed on a Caribbean species from a New World Apocynaceae genus such as Thevetia, Plumeria, Mandevilla, or Tabernaemontana prior to the introduction of oleander.[2] They are light orange and hairy.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/empyreuma/#pugione. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weller, Susan J.; Simmons, Rebecca B.; Carlson, Anders L. (22 April 2004). "EMPYREUMA SPECIES AND SPECIES LIMITS: EVIDENCE FROM MORPHOLOGY AND MOLECULES (ARCTIIDAE: ARCTIINAE: CTENUCHINI)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 58 (1): 28. https://archive.org/details/journaloflepid5812004lepi. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "930448.00 – 8272 – Empyreuma pugione – Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth – (Linnaeus, 1767)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8272. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures
Wikidata ☰ Q5374761 entry
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