Aporodes floralis explained

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809) . Fauna Europaea . January 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Aporodes floralis (Hübner, [1809]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . 2017 . Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809) . Afromoths . November 18, 2017.
  4. Web site: Records of Aporodes floralis Hübner, 1809 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Poland . PDF . October 11, 2011.

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