Pyropteron chrysidiforme
Living
Mounted male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pyropteron
Subgenus:	Pyropteron
Species:	P. chrysidiforme
Binomial name
Pyropteron chrysidiforme (Esper, 1782)
Synonyms
Sphinx chrysidiforme Esper, 1782 Sesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1793 (nec Laspeyres, 1801) Pyropteron haemorrhoidalis Cyrillus, 1787 Sesia polistiformis Boisduval, 1840 Sesia chalcocnemis Staudinger, 1856 Sesia depuiseti Sand, 1879 Sesia chrysidiforme var. joannisi Le Cerf, 1909 Sesia chrysidiforme f. obturata Le Cerf, 1909 Sesia chrysidiforme f. nigripes Le Cerf, 1909 Sesia lecerfi Oberthür, 1909 Sesia rondoui Siepi, 1909 Pyropteron chrysidiforme var. castiliana Le Cerf, 1922 Pyropteron chrysidiforme var. chlorotica Le Cerf, 1922 Pyropteron chrysidiforme ab. gallica Bartel, 1902 Sesia chrysidiforme ab. infusca Le Cerf, 1909 Chamaesphecia chrysidiforme ab. lecerfi Schawerda, 1938 Pyropteron chrysidiforme ab. margaritosa Le Cerf, 1922 Pyropteron chrysidiforme ab. anthracias Le Cerf, 1922 Pyropteron chrysidiforme f. fervens Bytinski-Salz, [1937] Pyropteron chrysidiforme ab. melanoxanthia Le Cerf, 1922 Pyropteron chrysidiforme ab. foeniformoides Ragusa, 1923 Pyropteron chrysidiformis Bembecia chrysidiformis

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

The wingspan is 15–23 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Rumex species.

• Pyropteron chrysidiforme chrysidiforme
• Pyropteron chrysidiforme siculum Le Cerf, 1922

• Fiery clearwing at UKmoths
• Lepiforum.de