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Craniophora fasciata

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Species of moth

Craniophora fasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Craniophora
Species: C. fasciata
Binomial name
Craniophora fasciata
Moore, 1884
Synonyms
  • Hyboma fasciata Moore,
  • Hyboma divisa Moore, 1888
  • Acronycta nigrostriata Pagenstecher, 1888

Craniophora fasciata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1884. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia.

The adult has brown or grey wings. A broken dark band runs across its forewings. The caterpillar is greenish with a yellow stripe along each side. There are another two yellow stripes in the last body segment. Larval food plants include Olea, Ligustrum vulgare and Osmanthus species.

References

  1. "Species Details: Craniophora fasciata Moore, 1884". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "シマケンモン Craniophora fasciata (Moore, 1884)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 November 2014). "Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Craniophora fasciata


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