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.
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| Pyropteron doryliformis |
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| 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
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| 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
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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]
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