Fiery Clearwing

Pyropteron chrysidiforme

"Pyropteron chrysidiforme", the fiery clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Europe, more specifically in Spain, Portugal, Majorca, southern England, Belgium, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and southern Germany.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 15–23 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
Fiery Clearwing - Pyropteron chrysidiformis Female of the Fiery Clearwing (Pyropteron chrysidiformis - often alternatively spelled as chrysidiforme). I've only ever found females in the same garden in France and quite a few of them, so either the population is parthenogenetic or a the very least the male-female ratio is extremely skewed. Here is a collage with different view angles: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46974/pyropteron_chrysidiformis_collage.html Clearwing moths,Fiery Clearwing,France,Lepidoptera,Pyropteron,Pyropteron chrysidiforme,Pyropteron chrysidiformis,Sesiidae

Naming

*"Pyropteron chrysidiforme chrysidiforme"
⤷ "Pyropteron chrysidiforme siculum" Le Cerf 1922
Pyropteron chrysidiformis Collage Collage of different perspectives on a female of the Fiery Clearwing (Pyropteron chrysidiformis) from a garden in France. Here is a single dorsal shot: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46975/fiery_clearwing_-_pyropteron_chrysidiforme_sesiidae.html Clearwing moths,Fiery Clearwing,France,Lepidoptera,Pyropteron,Pyropteron chrysidiforme,Pyropteron chrysidiformis,Sesiidae

Food

The larvae feed on "Rumex" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySesiidae
GenusPyropteron
SpeciesP. chrysidiforme
Photographed in
France
Portugal