Traminda aventiaria

Traminda aventiaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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, the cross-line wave moth,[2] is a species of moth in 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.

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.

Gallery

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  Reddish morph
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  Greenish morph
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  Dorsal
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  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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 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.

External links

• Traminda aventiaria Nucleotide Result