1. Falter

2. Diagnosis

1-3: ♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

1-3: ♀, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

2.1. Original description

1-2: Turner (1920: 145-146) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Acronycta phaeocosma Turner, 1920 [Original combination]
• Craniophora phaeocosma (Turner, 1920)

3.2. Taxonomy

Kiss (2017) studied the genitalia of the species of the former genus Craniophora and decomposed it into a dozen of genus: The Craniophora generic complex with Craniophora, Harmandicrania,Graesericrania and Eurypterocrania, the Cycloprora generic complex with Cycloprora, Turnerinycta, Fascionycta and Megalonycta, and a block of genera separated from the Craniophora and Cycloprora generic complexes with Berionycta, Draudtinycta, Sinonycta and Miracopa. Thus, the Australian species were newly combined as “Cycloprora nodyna (Turner, 1904) stat. rev.” and “Turnerinycta phaeocosma (Turner, 1920) comb. n.”.

3.3. Literature

• 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): 001–090. [abstract on mapress.com]
• Original description: Turner, A. J. (1920): A Revision of the Australian Noctuidae. — Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 44: 120-189. Adelaide (Hussey and Gillingham).