Pyropteron minianiforme explained

Pyropteron minianiforme is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Crete, Cyprus and in Ukraine.^[1] It is also found in Turkey, the Caucasus, the Black Sea region and the Kopet-Dagh.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa, Rumex palustris, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex pulcher, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus and Rumex maritimus.^[3]

Subspecies

• Pyropteron minianiforme minianiforme
• Pyropteron minianiforme destitutum (Staudinger, 1894)
• Pyropteron minianiforme aphrodite Bartsch, 2004

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305200547/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440048 Fauna Europaea
2. http://lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pyropteron_Minianiforme Lepiforum.de
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/pyropteron/index.html Pyropteron at funet