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]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Pyropteron |
Subgenus: | Synansphecia |
Species: | P. cirgisum
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Binomial name | |
Pyropteron cirgisum | |
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The larvae feed on Limonium species, including Limonium gmelini and Limonium iconicum.[4]
References
edit- ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "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.
- ^ Synansphecia at funet