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Fiery Clearwing

Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Checklist Number
52.015 [B&F: 0384]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Sesiidae
Subfamily:Sesiinae
Genus:Pyropteron
Species:chrysidiformis
Authority:(Esper, 1782)

An endangered Red Data Book species, on shingle beaches and undercliffs at two locations in Kent, the best known being at Folkstone Warren, protected under the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act, and a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire there is one old record, from Haslar in 1851, and further records in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight must be unlikely. Wingspan 15-23 mm. Day-flying. Disturbance to the insect, including searching for this species through the use of pheromone lure, is illegal. Larva feeds within roots of Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel and Dock, over-wintering at lea1st once.

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Haslar (SZ69)1851oneBarronAdult