Craniophora fasciata explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Craniophora fasciata Moore, 1884 . Catalogue of Life . 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 . Academia.
  3. Web site: シマケンモン Craniophora fasciata (Moore, 1884) . ja:みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 . An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone . ja. 10 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 1 November 2014 . Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884]) ]. Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 6 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Savela . Markku . Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 6 October 2018.

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