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Pyropteron hispanicum

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Species of moth

Pyropteron hispanicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Subgenus: Synansphecia
Species: P. hispanicum
Binomial name
Pyropteron hispanicum
(Kallies, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Synansphecia hispanica Kallies, 1999
  • Pyropteron hispanica

Pyropteron hispanicum is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern France, Spain and Portugal (Algarve).

The larvae feed on the roots of Rumex scutatus and Rumex induratus.

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Pyropteron hispanicum


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