Biology:Aporodes floralis

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Short description: Species of moth

Aporodes floralis
Aporodes floralis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Aporodes
Species:
A. floralis
Binomial name
Aporodes floralis
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Noctuelia floralis var. stygialis Pyrausta siculalis
  • Noctuelia floralis var. grisealis Pyralis floralis
  • Hübner, 1809
  • Caradja, 1916 Treitschke, 1829
  • Herbula meleagrisalis Eudorea transversalis
  • Walker, 1859 Duponchel, 1833
  • Noctuelia floralis Moore, 1878
  • Duponchel, 1834 Pyrausta conversalis

Aporodes floralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. It is found in most of continental Europe (except the Benelux, and the Baltic region),[1] Algeria, Syria, Afghanistan, central Asia, north-western India[2] and Yemen[3]

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.[4]

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4780549 entry