Craniophora fasciata
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Craniophora |
| Species: | C. fasciata |
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| Craniophora fasciata Moore, 1884 | |
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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]
References
- "Species Details: Craniophora fasciata Moore, 1884". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- 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.
- "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.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 November 2014). "Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
- Singh, Harkanwal (November 2014). "Genitalic studies of species Craniophora fasciata (Moore) (Noctuidae)". International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences. 7 (4): 593–596.
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