Pyropteron minianiforme

Pyropteron minianiforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Species: P. minianiforme
Binomial name
Pyropteron minianiforme
(Freyer, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia minianiforme Freyer, 1843
  • Pyropteron minianiformis
  • Sesia miniacea Lederer, 1853 (nec Oberthür, 1876)
  • Sesia minianiforme var. pepsiformis Lederer, 1853
  • Sesia nigrobarbata Rebel, 1916
  • Chamaesphecia minianiforme ab. friesei Niculescu, 1960
  • Sesia elampiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Sesia pepsiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Sesia eumeniformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Sesia cerceriformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Sesia destitutum Staudinger, 1894

Pyropteron minianiforme is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Crete, Cyprus and in Ukraine.[2] It is also found in Turkey, the Caucasus, the Black Sea region and the Kopet-Dagh.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa, Rumex palustris, Rumex hydrolapahtum, Rumex pulcher, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus and Rumex maritimus.[4]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Pyropteron at funet