Aporophyla canescens, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143782725

Aporophyla canescens, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143782725

Aporophyla canescens (Duponchel, 1827)

MOTH INFO

Aporophyla canescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Aporophyla canescens (Duponchel, 1827)

Noctua canescens (Duponchel, 1827)

Polymixis canescens (Duponchel, 1827)

Noctua pumicosa (Geyer, 1832)

Polia asphodeli (Rambur, 1832)

Polia plumbea (Staudinger, 1895)

Aporophyla ochracea (Spuler, 1908)

Aporophyla calida (Turati, 1909)

Aporophyla asphodelioides (Turati, 1909)

Aporophyla plumbina (Osthelder, 1933)

Common name

Xyline blanchissante

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Aporophyla

Wingspan

40-45 mm

Habitat
Open shrubby areas, rocky slopes.
Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Asphodelaceae (Asphodelus), Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus), Compositae (Calendula), etc.

Flight period
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Links

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