| Pyropteron doryliformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pyropteron |
| Subgenus: | Pyropteron |
| Species: | P. doryliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropteron doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | |
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Pyropteron doryliformis, the dock clearwing or dock moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-west Europe, North Africa and Australasian realm.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Rumex (dock). In 1997, it was introduced into Tasmania and subsequently monitored as a possible biological control against dock.
Subspecies
- Pyropteron doryliformis doryliformis
- Pyropteron doryliformis icteropus (Zeller, 1847)
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pyropteron doryliformis | |
| Pyropteron doryliforme | |
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