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Craniophora Snellen, 1867

Craniophora Snellen, 1867; De Vlinders van Nederland 1867: 262, TS: Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller
Bisulcia Chapman, 1890; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 1 : 28, TS: Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller

= ; [MOB12, 104]

Cycloprora Turner, 1920
Cranionycta Lattin, 1949; Z. Wiener Ent. Ges., 34: 108, TS: Cranionycta oda Lattin
Hampsonia Kozhanchikov, 1950; Fauna SSSR, Lep. 12: 535 (preocc. by Hampsonia Swinhoe 1894, Zygaenidae), TS: Apatela jankowskii Oberthür

= ; [MOB12, 104]

Miracopa Draudt, 1950; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 40 : 119, TS: Miracopa prodigiosa Draudt

= ; [MOB12, 104]

Hampsonidia Inoue, 1958; Check List Lep. Japan, (5): 436 (repl. for Hampsonia Kozhanchikov 1950), TS: Apatela jankowskii Oberthür
Craniophora ; [AUCL]

Craniophora ligustri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU. See [About maps] Saarniyökkönen Coronet Liguster-Rindeneule Ligustereule
Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 70, TL: Vienna region
Noctua litterata Panzer, 1804; Enum. Syst. Opera & Studio: 115, TL: Germany, Ratisbon
Noctua coronula Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 179, TL: England
Craniophora ligustri var. effusior Dannehl, 1925; Ent. Z. 39: 6
Craniophora ligustri ssp. gigantea Draudt, 1937; Ent. Rundschau, 54: 375, TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang
Craniophora carbolucana Hartig, 1968; Reichenbachia 12: 12, TL: Southern Italy
Craniophora ligustri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Craniophora ligustri, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Craniophora ligustri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Craniophora ligustri, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

471x524 (~55Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Schönenberg, Siedlungsbereich (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 230m), 05.05.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß

701x741 (~112Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

500x291 (~24Kb) FINLAND: A: Lemland, 2.7?.1968, H. Valtari leg.

Larva on Fraxinus excelsior [SPRK]

Larva on (non-Finnish) Ligustrum vulgare

Craniophora pontica (Staudinger, 1879)

SEU. See [About maps] Acronycta pontica Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 14 : 364, TL: "Kerasdere, Aepfeln"
Craniophora pontica ssp. navasi Boursin, 1935; Int. Ent. Zeitschr. 29: 241, pl. f. 7, TL: Sapin, Sabun

Craniophora malesiae Holloway, 1989

NE.Himalaya, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bismarck Is.. See [About maps] Craniophora malesiae Holloway, 1989; [MOB12: 105, pl. 2, f. 142-143, 146], TL: Brunei, 300m, Ulu Temburong

Misidentified/misapplied:

Craniophora fasciata; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 13

Craniophora phaeocosma (Turner, 1920)

Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Acronycta phaeocosma Turner, 1920
Euplexia c-album Turner, 1943; 110, TL: Queensland, Bunya Mts

= ; [AUCL]

Euplexia c-album ; [POOLE]
Craniophora phaeocosma ; [AUCL]

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References:

[AUCL]

Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Karl Hofsäß]

Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MOB12]

Holloway, J. D., 1989; The Moths of Bornee, Part 12; Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothina, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Boursin, 1935

Beiträge zur kenntnis der "Noctuidae-Trinifnae". XIII Int. Ent. Zeitschr. 29: 217-221, 241-245, 1pl

Chapman, 1890

The Genus Acronycta and its allies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 1 : 1-4, 26-29,74-84,145-150,193-201,269-271

Dannehl, 1925

Neue formen und localrassen Ent. Z. 39: 5-7, 11-12

Draudt, 1937

Neue Agrotiden (= Noctuiden)-arten und formen aus den aubeuten von Herrn H. Höne, Shanghai Ent. Rundschau, 54: 373-376, 381-384, 396-401, 1pl

Draudt, 1950

Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Agrotiden-Fauna Chinas. Aus den ausbeuten Dr. H. Höne's (Beitrag zur Fauna Sinica) Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 40 : 1-174, 18pls

Haworth, 1809

Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)

Inoue, 1958

Noctuidae Check List Lep. Japan, (5): 431-619

Lattin, 1949

Neue Acronicten Z. Wiener Ent. Ges., 34: 105-112

Staudinger, 1879

Lepidopteren-Fauna Kleinasiens Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 14 : 176-482

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