Craniophora fasciata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Craniophora |
Species: | C. fasciata
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Binomial name | |
Craniophora fasciata Moore, 1884
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Craniophora fasciata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by 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]
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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "シマケンモン Craniophora fasciata (Moore, 1884)". Digital Moths of Japan. 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.
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External links
- Singh, Harkanwal (November 2014). "Genitalic studies of species Craniophora fasciata (Moore) (Noctuidae)". International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences. 7 (4): 593–596.