Craniophora fasciata

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Craniophora fasciata
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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 fasciataMoore, [1884]
  • Hyboma divisaMoore, 1888
  • Acronycta nigrostriataPagenstecher, 1888

Craniophora fasciata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1884. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] Japan, [3] 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. [4] Larval food plants include Olea , Ligustrum vulgare and Osmanthus species. [5]

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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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 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.