Pyropteron meriaeforme

Pyropteron meriaeforme
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pyropteron
Subgenus:	Synansphecia
Species:	P. meriaeforme
Binomial name
	Pyropteron meriaeforme; (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
	Sesia meriaeforme Boisduval, 1840 ; Pyropteron meriaeformis ; Synansphecia meriaeformis ; Sesia meriiformis Rambur, [1866] ; Sesia corsica Staudinger, 1856 ; Sesia venetense de Joannis, 1908 ;

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[edit]

^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Savela, Markku. "Synansphecia Capuse, 1973". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

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