Biology:Pyropteron leucomelaena

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyropteron leucomelaena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Subgenus: Synansphecia
Species:
P. leucomelaena
Binomial name
Pyropteron leucomelaena
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia cretica Sesia leucomelaena
  • Zeller, 1847
  • Rebel, 1916 Chamaesphecia leucomelaena f. cyrnea
  • Sesia therevaeformis Le Cerf, 1920
  • Synansphecia leucomelaena Lederer, 1853

Pyropteron leucomelaena is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France , Spain , Portugal, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine .[2] It is also found in North Africa and from Asia Minor to Armenia.

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1812031 entry