Distribution; world
Widespread across the western Palearctic. The nominate form is found in central and southern Europe and north Africa, ssp. hellados ranges across south eastern Europe, Asia Minor and the Levant, and ssp. lapidistructor is endemic to north Africa:
AL, AT, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ES, FR, FR-CO, GR, GR-AN, GR-KR, HR, HU, IT, IT-SI, LU, MK, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SK, SL, TR, YU, MA, DZ, TN, IL, JO
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: CH - RDB3 (VU), DE1 - RDB3 (VU), DE2 - RDB3 (VU)