Craniophora fujianensis

Craniophora fujianensis
Craniophora fujianensis fujianensis
Craniophora fujianensis hainanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Craniophora
Species: C. fujianensis
Binomial name
Craniophora fujianensis
Kiss & Gyulai, 2013

Craniophora fujianensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family, named for the Fujian province where it was discovered in 2004.[1] The species is found in Fujian and Hainan Provinces in China, but the nominate subspecies is found only in Fujian, and subspecies C. f. hainanensis is restricted to Hainan.[1]

The male wingspan is 35–38 mm, with no female specimens studied.[1] The holotype was collected from "China, Fujian, Dai Mao Shan, 20 km NW of Longyan, 25°32'N, 116°51'E, 1300 m, 21–30.Nov.2004".[1]

Craniophora fujiansis is the allopatric sister taxon of Craniophora harmandi.[1]

Subspecies

Etymology

The species name refers to Fujian Province, China, where the species was discovered.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kiss, Ádám; Gyulai, Peter (2013). "Two new species and one subspecies of Craniophora Snellen, 1867 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) from China". ZooKeys. 353: 61–70. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3837485 Freely accessible. PMID 24294098. doi:10.3897/zookeys.353.5990.


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