Pyropteron minianiforme

Pyropteron minianiforme is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Crete, Cyprus and in Ukraine.^[2] It is also found in Turkey, the Caucasus, the Black Sea region, and the Kopet-Dagh.

Pyropteron minianiforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pyropteron
Subgenus:	Pyropteron
Species:	P. minianiforme
Binomial name
Pyropteron minianiforme (Freyer, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia minianiforme Freyer, 1843 Pyropteron minianiformis Sesia miniacea Lederer, 1853 (nec Oberthür, 1876) Sesia minianiforme var. pepsiformis Lederer, 1853 Sesia nigrobarbata Rebel, 1916 Chamaesphecia minianiforme ab. friesei Niculescu, 1960 Sesia elampiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia pepsiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia eumeniformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia cerceriformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia destitutum Staudinger, 1894

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa, Rumex palustris, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex pulcher, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus and Rumex maritimus.^[4]

Subspecies

• Pyropteron minianiforme minianiforme
• Pyropteron minianiforme destitutum (Staudinger, 1894)
• Pyropteron minianiforme aphrodite Bartsch, 2004