Pyropteron cirgisum

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)[1]
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,[2] Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.[3]

The larvae feed on Limonium species, including Limonium gmelini and Limonium iconicum.[4]

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


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