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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Scientific classification 
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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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| 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