Pyropteron meriaeforme explained

Pyropteron meriaeforme is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.^[1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella.^[2]

Subspecies

• Pyropteron meriaeforme meriaeforme
• Pyropteron meriaeforme venetense (de Joannis, 1908)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204645/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440062 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Synansphecia Capuse, 1973 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 9, 2017.