Pyropteron doryliformis

Pyropteron doryliformis
Pyropteron doryliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Species: P. doryliformis
Binomial name
Pyropteron doryliformis
(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Synansphecia doryliformis
  • Pyropteron doryliforme
  • Chamaesphecia doryliformis

The Dock Clearwing or Dock Moth (Pyropteron doryliformis) is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in South-West Europe, North Africa and Australasia ecozone.

The wingspan is ca. 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Rumex. 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

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