Pyropteron doryliformis

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.

Pyropteron doryliformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pyropteron
Subgenus:	Pyropteron
Species:	P. doryliformis
Binomial name
Pyropteron doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Synonyms
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

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

• Pyropteron doryliformis doryliformis
• Pyropteron doryliformis icteropus (Zeller, 1847)

References

1. Docks (Rumex species) Control Guide 14 May 2008 Department of Primary Industries and Water

External links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Lepiforum.de