Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861) -

Taxonomic Information

Traminda Saalmüller, 1891 species known from India.
Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, [1858]). Indian subcontinent. 
Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861). Indian subcontinent. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similiar species: Traminda aventiaria has the forewing termen scalloped just below the apex.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh2122
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh21111
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi412
Goa
Gujarat1211321
Haryana1
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka2231151
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra111125
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga2
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan11
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1112121
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand19
West Bengal1
Total226238205111583

Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861): Acacia polycantha, Acacia nilotica, Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

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  2. Sihvonen, P., Murillo‐Ramos, L., Brehm, G., Staude, H. and Wahlberg, N., 2020. Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification. Systematic Entomology, 45(3), pp.606-634. 
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Note: Tribal position updated from Cosymbiini to Rhodometrini based on Sihvonen et al. (2020). 

Other Notes

Adults have brown and green forms.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/traminda-mundissima, accessed 2024/03/28.