Pyropteron affine

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

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).

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

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