Pyropteron muscaeforme
Pyropteron muscaeforme, the thrift clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. A small member of its genus, the wingspan is 15–18 mm. It is further distinguished by narrow clear (transparent) spaces on the blackish, or bronzy, forewings. There are three whitish bands on the body, and traces of a whitish line along the middle of the back.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pyropteron |
| Subgenus: | Synansphecia |
| Species: | P. muscaeforme |
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| Pyropteron muscaeforme (Esper, 1783)[1] | |
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Adults can be found on the flowers of the host plant, as well as on thyme (Thymus vulgaris). It overwinters as a larva. The larvae feed on in the roots and crown of thrift (Armeria maritima).
Ecology
It is found on exposed rocky areas where its food plant occurs.
Subspecies
- Pyropteron muscaeforme muscaeforme
- Pyropteron muscaeforme occidentale (de Joannis, 1908)
- Pyropteron muscaeforme lusohispanicum Lastuvka & Lastuvka, 2007
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References
External links
- UKMoths
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