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

Pyropteron affine is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, 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 vulgare, Helianthemum nummularium and Fumana procumbens, while the larvae of ssp. erodiiphagum have been recorded on Erodium arborescens.

Subspecies

• Pyropteron affine affine
• Pyropteron affine erodiiphagum (Dumont, 1922) (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco)

References

1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
2. Fauna Europaea
3. lepidoptera.pl
4. Synansphecia at funet

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