Another moth from "Moths of the World v4" This moth, which resembles a bumble bee, has a wide range, from Ireland across temperate Europe to the Ural Mountains, western Siberia, Novosibirsk and the Altai. It is also known from the Tian Shan mountains eastwards across Mongolia to north-eastern China and southwards to Tibet. There is a separate population found from Turkey to northern Iran. It has a wingspan of 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 inches). It appears in May and June and is a lively daytime flier, generally active from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. It frequents marshy woodland and damp moorland, and has a wide distribution across temperate Europe and Western Asia. It is generally quite scarce. The larvae feed on Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) and Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis).