Biology:Craniophora fasciata

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Short description: Species of moth

Craniophora fasciata
Craniophora fasciata - Doi Su thep, Chiang Mai (5923084145).jpg
Scientific classification edit
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, [1884]
  • Hyboma divisa Moore, 1888
  • Acronycta nigrostriata Pagenstecher, 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13500112 entry