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.[2] It is also found in Asia Minor, Georgia, the Middle East and North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pyropteron |
| Subgenus: | Synansphecia |
| Species: | P. affine
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyropteron affine (Staudinger, 1856)[1]
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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]
Subspecies
edit- Pyropteron affine affine
- Pyropteron affine erodiiphagum (Dumont, 1922) (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco)
References
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