Craniophora harmandi

Craniophora harmandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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

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

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 taxa of Craniophra 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "タカオケンモン". An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. gaga.biodiv.tw