Purius

Genus of moths

Purius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Purius
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Spodarctia Dyar, 1925

Purius is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1]

Species

  • Purius pilumnia (Stoll, [1780])
  • Purius superpulverea (Dyar, 1925)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Purius Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers
Purius


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