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Craniophora fujianensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family, named for the Fujian province where it was discovered in 2004. 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.
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The male wingspan is 35–38 mm, with no female specimens studied. 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".
Craniophora fujiansis is the allopatric sister taxon of Craniophora harmandi.
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Etymology
The species name refers to Fujian Province, China, where the species was discovered.
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