Biology:Pyropteron meriaeforme
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pyropteron meriaeforme | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pyropteron |
| Subgenus: | Synansphecia |
| Species: | P. meriaeforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyropteron meriaeforme (Boisduval, 1840)[1]
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Pyropteron meriaeforme is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain , Portugal, southern France , Italy and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.[2]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella.[3]
Subspecies
- Pyropteron meriaeforme meriaeforme
- Pyropteron meriaeforme venetense (de Joannis, 1908)
References
- ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Synansphecia Capuse, 1973". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/synansphecia/. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q2354463 entry
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