Traminda mundissima

Traminda mundissima is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India, Thailand, New Calidonia and Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.

Traminda mundissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Sterrhinae
Genus:
Traminda
Species:
T. mundissima
Binomial name
Traminda mundissima
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia mundissima Walker, 1861
  • Traminda burmana Swinhoe, 1890
  • Traminda diatomaria Swinhoe, 1885
  • Traminda diatomata Walker, 1863
  • Traminda malacopis Lower, 1902
  • Traminda semicompleta Walker, 1863

Adults are brown or green, usually with a dark edged yellow arc across the forewing. The hindwings have an angular tornus.

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia catechu.[3]

Subspecies
  • Traminda mundissima mundissima
  • Traminda mundissima hemichroa Meyrick, 1889
  • Traminda mundissima submarginata Warren, 1899
  • Traminda mundissima subvirgata Prout, 1938

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Traminda mundissima (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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