Craniophora fasciata (Moore, [1884])
(one synonym : Acronycta nigrostriata Pagenstecher, 1887)
 ACRONICTINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 28 May 2009)


(Photo: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

This Caterpillar is green, with a yellow stripe along each side, and two yellow stripes on the last segment. It was found in Sydney feeding on

  • Privet ( Ligustrum vulgare, OLEACEAE ).


    The adult moth is either brown or grey, with a pattern including a broken dark band across its forewings. It has a wingspan of about 4 cms.


    (Photo: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    The species occurs across south-east Asia, from India to New Caledonia, including

  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan,
  • Korea,
  • Taiwan,
  • Thailand,

    and

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales

    in eastern Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 463.

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