Craniophora harmandi

Craniophora harmandi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan,[2] They emerge as adults between June and September in Japan.[2] Nepal,[3] and the western Himalaya to Taiwan "in the region with monsoonic influence."[3]

Craniophora harmandi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Craniophora
Species:
C. harmandi
Binomial name
Craniophora harmandi
(Poujade, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acronycta harmandi Poujade, 1898
  • Acronicta nigromaculata Warren, 1912
  • Craniophora picata Wileman, 1914

The wingspan is 35–40 mm.[4] In Japan it emerges as an adult in May and in September to October.[2]

It's the allopatric sister taxon of Craniophora fujianensis.[3]

It is listed in Japan's Ministry of the Environment Red List (環境省レッドリスト) as Class IB Endangered (絶滅危惧IB類) in Japan.[2]

References
  1. TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  2. "タカオケンモン". An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. Kiss, Ádám; Gyulai, Peter (2013). "Two new species and one subspecies of Craniophora Snellen, 1867 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) from China". ZooKeys (353): 61–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.353.5990. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3837485. PMID 24294098.
  4. gaga.biodiv.tw


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