Purius

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Purius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Purius
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • SpodarctiaDyar, 1925

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

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Purius Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.