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Pyropteron cirgisum

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Species of moth

Pyropteron cirgisum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Subgenus: Synansphecia
Species: P. cirgisum
Binomial name
Pyropteron cirgisum
(Bartel, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Chamaesphecia cirgisum Bartel, 1912
  • Pyropteron cirgisa
  • Synansphecia cirgisa
  • Chamaesphecia montandoni Le Cerf, 1922

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 species, including Limonium gmelini and Limonium iconicum.

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. Synansphecia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Pyropteron cirgisa


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