Species of moth
Pyropteron doryliformis
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Sesiidae
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Genus:
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Pyropteron
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Subgenus:
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Pyropteron
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Species:
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P. doryliformis
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Binomial name
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Pyropteron doryliformis
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Synonyms
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- Sesia doryliforme Ochsenheimer, 1808
- Sesia euglossaeformis Lucas, 1849
- Pyropteron doryliforme var. bellieri Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. chimena Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. funebris Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. intermedia Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. melanina Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. subceriaeformis Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron tingitana Le Cerf, 1916
- Pyropteron doryliforme var. andalusica Le Cerf, 1920
- Pyropteron doryliforme var. chretieni Le Cerf, 1920
- Pyropteron doryliforme f. androchroma Le Cerf, 1934
- Pyropteron doryliforme ab. flavina Le Cerf, 1920
- Sesia icteropus Zeller, 1847
- Sesia doryliforme ab. unicolor Ragusa, 1904 (nec Walker, [1865])
- Synansphecia doryliformis
- Pyropteron doryliforme
- Chamaesphecia doryliformis
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Pyropteron doryliformis, the dock clearwing or dock moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-west Europe, North Africa and Australasian realm.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Rumex (dock). In 1997, it was introduced into Tasmania and subsequently monitored as a possible biological control against dock.[1]
Subspecies[edit]
- Pyropteron doryliformis doryliformis
- Pyropteron doryliformis icteropus (Zeller, 1847)
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