Pyropteron triannuliformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pyropteron |
| Species: | P. triannuliformis
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| Pyropteron triannuliformis (Freyer, 1843)[1]
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Pyropteron triannuliformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Denmark and Fennoscandia)[2] to the Near East and Central Asia.[3]
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the roots of Rumex species (including Rumex acetosella, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex palustris and Rumex conglomeratus) as well as Geranium sanguineum.[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.
- ^ Bembecia at funet