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Tuesday 28 July 2015

Aporophyla (Phylapora) canescens (Duponchel, 1826) - Cyprus

See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)


Aporophyla canescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Duponchel in 1826. It is found in Italy, Switzerland,Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,Cyprus, Turkey, Israel and Russia, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta and Crete.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to November.
The larvae feed on Asphodelus and Narcissus species.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos  Geri, 7/11/2014  by George Konstantinou





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