Traminda mundissima
Traminda mundissima | |
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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] | |
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Traminda mundissima is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. 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.
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
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