Pyropteron affine

Pyropteron affine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pyropteron
Species: P. affine
Binomial name
Pyropteron affine
(Staudinger, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia affine Staudinger, 1856
  • Pyropteron affinis
  • Synansphecia affinis
  • Synansphecia affine
  • Chamaesphecia erodiiphagum Dumont 1922

Pyropteron affine is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland and Bulgaria.[2] 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.[3]

The larvae of ssp. affine feed on Helianthemum chamaecistus, Helianthemum vulgare, Helianthemum nummularium and Fumana procumbens, while the larvae of ssp. erodiiphagum have been recorded on Erodium arborescens.[4]

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