Padenia transversa

Padenia transversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Padenia
Species:	P. transversa
Binomial name
	Padenia transversa; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Cyllene transversa Walker, 1854; Lithosia bifasciata Felder, 1874;

Padenia transversa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Sri Lanka and on the Andamans.[1]

Description

The head, thorax and abdomen are yellowish white suffused with fuscous. Forewings are yellowish white. Antemedial and postmedials are slightly angled fuscous bands. Hindwings are yellowish white with a slight fuscous tinge.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Padenia transversa (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Padenia transversa (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.