''Pyropteron affine'' is a moth of the family
Sesiidae. It is found in most of
Europe, except
Ireland,
Great Britain, the
Netherlands,
Denmark,
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
, the
Baltic region
The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...
,
Poland and
Bulgaria. It is also found in
Asia Minor,
Georgia, the
Middle East and
North Africa (
Tunisia,
Algeria and
Morocco).
The
wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae of ssp. ''affine'' feed on ''
Helianthemum chamaecistus
''Helianthemum nummularium'' (known as common rock-rose) is a species of rock-rose (Cistaceae), native to most of Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical si ...
'', ''
Helianthemum vulgare'', ''
Helianthemum nummularium'' and ''
Fumana procumbens
''Fumana'' (needle sunrose) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are small perennial shrubs with five-lobed yellow flowers, native to rocky and sandy soils of Europe and wider Mediterranean region. ''Fumana'' shrubs ...
'', while the larvae of ssp. ''erodiiphagum'' have been recorded on ''
Erodium arborescens''.
Synansphecia at funet
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Subspecies
*''Pyropteron affine affine''
*''Pyropteron affine erodiiphagum'' (Dumont, 1922) (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco)
References
Moths described in 1856
Sesiidae
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
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