Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855) -

Taxonomic Information

Creatonotos Hübner, [1819] species known from India.
Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855). Indian subcontinent.  
Creatonotos gangis (Linnaeus, 1763). Indian subcontinent.
Creatonotos interrupta (Linnaeus, 1767). Indian subcontinent.

Creatonotos ananthakrishanani Kirti & Kaleka, 1999 is treated as a synonym of Creatonotos transiens
The Creatonotos gangis-interrupta is a species complex that needs to be investigated. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh12711411
Assam21
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh11
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh12
Jammu and Kashmir1
Jharkhand
Karnataka11121
Kerala121125142
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra1121
Manipur2
Meghalaya13
Mizoram
Nagaland11
Odisha
Paschimbanga1121
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim2
Tamil Nadu
Tripura3
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand121311713
West Bengal1211
Total35579920111013109

Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855): Toona ciliata (Meliaceae), Ehretia laevis (Boraginaceae), Ficus religiosa (Moraceae), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Spilosoma transiens Walker, 1855. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 675; TL: Assam, Sylhet. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimens13brit/page/675/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Creatonotus transiens in Hampson, 1901. Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3:334. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid03brituoft/page/334/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. Holloway, J. D. 1988. The Moths of Borneo. Part 6. Arctiidae: Syntominae, Euchomiinae, Arctiinae, Aganainae (to Noctuidae).
  4. Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014. A Checklist of Subfamily Arctiinae (Erebidae: Noctuoidea: Lepidoptera) from India Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367. Page 7 as Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens. Phissama transiens combination was published in Daniel, 1943.
  5. Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1, pp 1-205. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg. 38, 38. 
  6. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=517409
  7. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Creatonotos_Transiens
  8. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-6/arctiinae/arctiinae-5-1.php
  9. http://szmn.eco.nsc.ru/old/Lepidop/images/Creatonotos_transiens.htm

Page citation

Sondhi, S. & Manoj, P. 2024. Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/creatonotos-transiens, accessed 2024/10/13.