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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Traminda |
Species: | T. aventiaria |
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Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, [1858]) | |
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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.
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