Graesericrania praeclara

Familia: Noctuidae
Subfamilia: Acronictinae
Genus: Graesericrania
Species:

Graesericrania praeclara (Graeser, 1890).

• Acronicta praeclara Graeser, 1890. [as "Acronycta"]
  • Type locality: [RUSSIA.] SE Siberia, Amurland, Sidemi.
  • Syntypes: MfN & ZISP. 1 male ♂ and 3 females ♀.
    • Craniophora praeclara (Graeser); Staudinger, 1892: 394.
    • Graesericrania praeclara (Graeser); Kiss, 2017: 42. New combination.

• Graeser, L. 1888–1893. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Lepidopteren-Fauna des Amurlandes. (Parts 1–5). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 32: 33–153. BHL; 32: 304–414. BHL; 33: 251–268. BHL; 35: 71–84. BHL; 37: 209–234. BHL Reference page.  [see page 74]
• Kiss, Á. 2017. Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species. Zootaxa 4355(1): 1–90. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Staudinger, O. 1892. Die Macrolepidopteren des Amur-Gebiets. I. Theil. Rhopalocera, Sphinges, Bombyces, Noctuae. In: Romanoff: Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères 6: 83–658. BHL Reference page. 

• Chen, Y.-X. 1999. Lepidoptera Noctuidae. 中国动物志 [Fauna Sinica Insecta], Vol. 16: 1588 pp. + 68 pls. Beijing, China: Science Press. (Chinese) Google Books (only snippets available). [see page 104 (as Craniophora)]
• Hampson, G. F. 1909. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4: 344–388. Reference page.  [see page 54]
• Han, H.L. & Kononenko, V.S. 2010. New species of the genera Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816 and Craniophora Snellen, 1867 from China with notes on synonymy and checklist (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Acronictinae). Zootaxa 2678: 48–68. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2678.1.2 Reference page. 
• Kim, C.W., Nam, S.H. & Lee, S.M. (eds.) 1982. 한국동식물도감 [Illustrated Flora & Fauna of Korea], Vol. 26, Insecta (VIII), pp. 292, 716. (Korean) Google Books (only snippets available). [as Craniophora]
• Poole, R.W. 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Fascicle 118. Noctuidae [in 3 parts]. New York: E. J. Brill / Flora and Fauna Publications. xii + 1314 pp. ISBN 0-916846-45-8 Reference page. 
• Staudinger, O. & Rebel, H. 1901. Catalog der Lepidopteren des Palaearctischen Faunengebietes. Edn. 3. '1 Famil. Papilionidae-Hepialidae. Berlin, Friedländer & Sohn: 411pp. Reference page.  [see page 134]

• Graesericrania praeclara – Taxon details on Index to Organism Names (ION). Accessed: 14 June 2025.

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