Padenia transversa

Last updated

Padenia transversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
P. transversa
Binomial name
Padenia transversa
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Cyllene transversaWalker, 1854
  • Lithosia bifasciataFelder, 1874

Padenia transversa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Sri Lanka and on the Andamans. [1]

Description

The head, thorax and abdomen are yellowish white suffused with fuscous. Forewings are yellowish white. Antemedial and postmedials are slightly angled fuscous bands. Hindwings are yellowish white with a slight fuscous tinge. [2]

Related Research Articles

Padenia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Moore in 1882.

Sermyla is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Sermyla transversa, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

<i>Arsacia</i> Genus of moths

Arsacia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species is Arsacia rectalis. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1866 and the species in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.

<i>Eucyclodes gavissima</i> Species of moth

Eucyclodes gavissima, the Oriental orange banded green geometer moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, western China, Taiwan, Sumatra and Borneo.

<i>Stigmella salicis</i> Species of moth

Stigmella salicis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is found in Europe. It was first described by the English entomologist, Henry Stainton in 1854. The type locality is from England.

<i>Oreta extensa</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Oreta extensa is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in China, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand.

<i>Scirpophaga incertulas</i>

Scirpophaga incertulas, the yellow stem borer or rice yellow stem borer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Afghanistan, Nepal, north-eastern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sumba, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan.

<i>Teulisna tumida</i> Species of moth

Teulisna tumida is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan.

<i>Europlema desistaria</i> Species of moth

Europlema desistaria is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Borneo, Sulawesi, Flores and Queensland.

<i>Blenina donans</i>

Blenina donans is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from India, Sri Lanka to the Pacific region.

Garudinia latana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Padenia duplicana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Myanmar and on Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines. The habitat consists of various lowland forest types.

Pseudoblabes oophora is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1853. It is found in Assam in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, on Java and in Singapore.

<i>Aemene taprobanis</i> Species of moth

Aemene taprobanis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in China (Li-Kiang), the north-western Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka and Malacca.

Trischalis absconditana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Assam in India and in Sri Lanka.

Roxita adspersella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.

<i>Scoparia exhibitalis</i> Species of moth

Scoparia exhibitalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Uzucha humeralis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Anadasmus quadratella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Panama, Suriname and Colombia.

Antaeotricha discolor is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero) and Guatemala.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Padenia transversa (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.