See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)
Aporodes floralis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux,Fennoscandia and the Baltic region), Algeria, Syria, Afghanistan, central Asia, north-western India,Cyprus, and Yemen
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The forewings are deep purple, suffused with blackish or greyish brown and with well defined cross-lines. Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of October in two generations per year.The larvae feed on Cynara cardunculus and
Convolvulus arvensis
.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos Geri , 12/6/ 2006 by George Konstantinou
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