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title: "Coronet"
description: "Craniophora ligustri — Insects & spiders. Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/coronet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coronet

> Craniophora ligustri — Insects & spiders. Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Craniophora ligustri*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11161
- Wikidata: [Q1824824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1824824)
- iNaturalist taxon: [320071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/320071)

## Names

- en: Coronet
- de: Liguster-Rindeneule
- fr: Noctuelle du troène
- nl: Schedeldrager

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2063), GB (1675), AT (1154), DE (1077), CH (962), ES (815), IT (495), HU (302), DK (188), BE (178), NL (178), PL (115)

## Summary

Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, through the Palearctic to Japan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniophora_ligustri

## Photo

![Coronet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/coronet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306014960

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/coronet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).