''Pyropteron chrysidiforme'', the fiery clearwing, is a
moth of the family
Sesiidae. It is found in Europe, more specifically in
Spain,
Portugal,
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
, southern
England,
Belgium,
France,
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
,
Sardinia,
Italy and southern
Germany.
The
wingspan is 15–23 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on ''
Rumex
The docks and sorrels, genus ''Rumex'', are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae.
Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribu ...
'' species.
Subspecies
*''Pyropteron chrysidiforme chrysidiforme''
*''Pyropteron chrysidiforme siculum''
Le Cerf, 1922
External links
Fiery clearwing at UKmothsLepiforum.de
Moths described in 1782
Sesiidae
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
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