Distribution; world
The nominate subspecies ranges across Europe, from Spain eastwards to Asia Minor and the Levant. There is a single record from Tunisia in north Africa. ssp. nicosiana is endemic to Cyprus, and ssp. rufispina is known from Central Asia:
BG, CH, CY, DE, ES, FR, GR, GR-AN, GR-KR, IT, MK, RU, SL, UA, DZ, TN, IL, IR, JO, KG, KZ, SY, TJ, TM, TR, UZ
Abundance; world
KS, KZ, TJ, TM, UZ. Southwestern Asia: CY, IL, IR, JOR, SYR, TR.
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: DE1 - RDB1 (CR), DE2 - RDB2 (EN)