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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyropteron (Synansphecia) meriaeformis
Pyropteron meriaeformis(Boisduval, 1840)
  1. Sesiidae
  2. Sesiinae
  3. Synanthedonini
  4. Pyropteron
  5. Synansphecia
  6.  meriaeformis
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14-15 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    FrançaisSésie corse
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosellaSheep's Sorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyropteron meriaeformeBoisduval, 1840
    Sesia meriaeformisBoisduval, 1840
    Sesia corsicaStaudinger, 1856
  • Pyropteron (Synansphecia) meriaeformis is a member of the clade Pyropteron muscaeformis:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) borreyi(Le Cerf, 1922)
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) hellenicumBartsch, Pühringer, Lingenhöle & Kallies, 2021
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) hispanica(Kallies, 1999)
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) koschwitzi(Špatenka, 1992)
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) maroccana(Kallies, 1999)
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) meriaeformis(Boisduval, 1840)
    Pyropteron (Synansphecia) muscaeformis(Esper, [1783])
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis

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Adult, upperside.

Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Collado Villalba

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJosé CostaPortugal

Adult.

Attribution-ShareAlikePaulo MartinsPortugal, Alvaiázere

Copulating pair.

Carlos Martínez AlvarezSpain, Compludo
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