About Aporophyla canescens Duponchel, 1826
Aporophyla canescens is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1826. Its distribution includes Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Portugal, Russia, and the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta and Crete. This moth has a wingspan measuring 40 to 45 mm. Adult Aporophyla canescens have been recorded in flight from August through November. The larvae of this species feed on plant species from the genera Asphodelus and Narcissus.
