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, 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.