Traminda aventiaria

Traminda aventiaria, the cross-line wave moth,[2] is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[3] to Hong Kong, Taiwan,[4] New Guinea and Australia.

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

Description

Its wings are dull pale green to reddish. An oblique ochreous-green fasciae is found on the forewings.[5] Discal ring on forewing strong. The caterpillar is variegated light and dark brown and cylindrical in shape with lateral expansions to body. The caterpillar rest on leaf 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.

  • Reddish morph
  • Greenish morph
  • Dorsal
  • Dorsal

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. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. "Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, [1858]) 缺口姬尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Traminda aventiaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 August 2012). "Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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