''Pyropteron'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sesiidae The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera. The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...

, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Pyropteron muscaeformis1

Species

Subgenus In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...

''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''

Pyropteron biedermanni ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, Species description, raised by the English Entomology, entomogist, Edward Newman (entomologist), Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron bie ...

'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Lucas, 1849) **''

Pyropteron chrysidiforme ''Pyropteron chrysidiforme'', the fiery clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe, more specifically in Spain, Portugal, Majorca, southern England, Belgium, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and southern Germany. The wings ...

'' (Esper, 1782) ***''Pyropteron chrysidiforme chrysidiforme'' (Esper, 1782) ***''Pyropteron chrysidiforme siculum'' Le Cerf, 1922 **'' Pyropteron doryliforme'' (Ochsenheimer, 1808) ***''Pyropteron doryliforme doryliforme'' (Ochsenheimer, 1808) ***''Pyropteron doryliforme icteropus'' (Zeller, 1847) **'' Pyropteron minianiforme'' (Freyer, 1843) ***''Pyropteron minianiforme minianiforme'' (Freyer, 1843) ***''Pyropteron minianiforme destitutum'' (Staudinger, 1894) ***''Pyropteron minianiforme aphrodite'' Bartsch, 2004 *Subgenus ''Synansphecia'' Capuse, 1973 **''

Pyropteron hispanicum ''Pyropteron hispanicum'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern France, Spain and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Ro ...

'' (Kallies, 1999:92) **'' Pyropteron maroccanum'' (Kallies, 1999) **'' Pyropteron meriaeforme'' (Boisduval, 1840) ***''Pyropteron meriaeforme meriaeforme'' (Boisduval, 1840) ***''Pyropteron meriaeforme venetense'' (de Joannis, 1908) **'' Pyropteron triannuliforme'' (Freyer, 1842) **''

Pyropteron atlantis ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron biedermanni'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Luca ...

'' (Schwingenschuss, 1935) **''

Pyropteron borreyi ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron biedermanni'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Luca ...

'' (Le Cerf, 1922) **''

Pyropteron koschwitzi ''Pyropteron koschwitzi'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain and Portugal. The larvae feed on ''Limonium ''Limonium'' is a genus of about 600 flowering plant species. Members are also known as sea-lavender, statice, caspi ...

'' (Špatenka, 1992) **''

Pyropteron muscaeforme ''Pyropteron muscaeforme'', the thrift clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae that lives in most of Europe. Ecology A small member of its genus, the wingspan is 15–18 mm. It is further distinguished by narrow clear (transparent) sp ...

'' (Esper, 1783) ***''Pyropteron muscaeforme muscaeforme'' (Esper, 1783) ***''Pyropteron muscaeforme occidentale'' (de Joannis, 1908) ***''Pyropteron muscaeforme lusohispanicum'' Lastuvka & Lastuvka, 2007 **''

Pyropteron atypicum ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron biedermanni'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Luca ...

'' Kallies & Špatenka, 2003 **''

Pyropteron cirgisum ''Pyropteron cirgisum'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in scattered localities in Romania Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The larvae feed on ''Limonium ''Limonium'' is a genus of about 600 flo ...

'' (Bartel, 1912) **''

Pyropteron koshantschikovi ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron biedermanni'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Luca ...

'' (Püngeler, 1914) **''

Pyropteron umbriferum ''Pyropteron umbrifera'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Greece. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–20 ...

'' (Staudinger, 1871) **''

Pyropteron affine ''Pyropteron affine'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland and Bulgaria. It is also found in Asia Minor, Georgia, the Mid ...

'' (Staudinger, 1856) ***''Pyropteron affine affine'' (Staudinger, 1856) ***''Pyropteron affine erodiiphagum'' (Dumont, 1922) **''

Pyropteron aistleitneri ''Pyropteron aistleitneri'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarif ...

'' (Špatenka, 1992) **''

Pyropteron kautzi ''Pyropteron kautzi'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain. The larvae possibly feed on ''Thymus'', ''Sideritis ''Sideritis'', also known as ironwort, mountain tea, Greek tea and shepherd's tea, is a genus of flowering plant ...

'' (Reisser, 1930) **''

Pyropteron leucomelaena ''Pyropteron leucomelaena'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine. It is also found in North Africa and from Asia Minor to Armenia. The larvae feed on ''Sanguisorba mino ...

'' (Zeller, 1847) **''

Pyropteron hera ''Pyropteron'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, raised by the English entomogist, Edward Newman in1832. Species *Subgenus ''Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832 **''Pyropteron biedermanni'' Le Cerf, 1925 **'' Pyropteron ceriaeforme'' (Luca ...

'' (Špatenka, 1997) **'' Pyropteron mannii'' (Lederer, 1853)

References

Sesiidae Taxa named by Edward Newman {{Sesiidae-stub