Purius

Walker, 1855

Purius is a of arctiine in the Erebidae, established by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains two described : Purius pilumnia (originally described by Stoll in 1780) and Purius superpulverea (described by Dyar in 1925). As members of the Arctiinae, these possess the characteristic features of and tussock moths, though specific details of their biology remain poorly documented in available literature.

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How to pronounce Purius: //ˈpu.ri.us//

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