Traminda aventiaria

Traminda aventiaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Traminda
Species: T. aventiaria
Binomial name
Traminda aventiaria
(Guenée, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858[1]
  • Timandra aventiaria Guenée, 1857
  • Timandra molybdias Meyrick, 1899

Traminda aventiaria, sometimes known as Cross-line wave moth,[2] is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Indian Subregion, Sri Lanka,[3] to Hong Kong, Taiwan,[4] New Guinea and Australia.

Description

Wings dull pale green to reddish in color. An oblique ochreous green fasciae found on fore wings.[5] Discal ring on fore wing strong. Caterpillar variegated light and dark brown and cylindrical in shape with lateral expansions to body. Caterpillar rest on lead surfaces with a highly looped appearance. Pupa claviform. Cremaster triangular. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by silk threads woven among leaves.[6]

Host plants include Albizia, Pithecellobium dulce, Rosa species, Oenanthe javanica,[7] and Acacia species such as Acacia leiocalyx, Acacia decurrens, Acacia concurrens, Acacia pennata and Acacia aulacocarpa.


References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cross-line Wave Moth (Traminda aventiaria)". inaturalist. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, [1858]) 缺口姬尺蛾". TaiBif. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Traminda aventiaria Guenée comb. n." Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, 1857) biology". Butterfly House. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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