Empyreuma heros

Empyreuma heros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Empyreuma
Species:
E. heros
Binomial name
Empyreuma heros
Bates, 1934

Empyreuma heros is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Marston Bates in 1934. It is found on the Bahamas.[1] E. heros is visually indistinguishable from E. pugione; identification requires DNA analysis.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Empyreuma heros Bates, 1934". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Weller, Susan J.; Simmons, Rebecca B.; Carlson, Anders L. (22 April 2004). "Empyreuma species and species limits: evidence from morphology and molecules". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 58 (1): 21–32.


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