''Creatonotos transiens'' is a species of

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. The species was first

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by Francis Walker in 1855.

Distribution

''C. transiens'' is found in China (Shanxi, Shaanxi, central China, Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Fujian), Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu), eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar,

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are referable to '' Creatonotos kishidai'' Dubalotov & Holloway, 2007

Subspecies

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2007) *''Creatonotos transiens transiens'' (India, northern Pakistan) *''Creatonotos transiens albina'' (Daniel, 1971) (Afghanistan) *''Creatonotos transiens koni'' Miyaki, 1909 (Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Is.)) (revived from synonymy with ''vacillans'' by Dubalotov & Holloway (

2007)) *''Creatonotos transiens vacillans'' (Walker, 1855) (=''Creatonotos transiens orientalis'' Nakamura, 1976) (mainland China, Hong Kong, mainland South East Asia, Sumatra, Borneo)) *''Creatonotos transiens sundana'' Nakamura, 1976 (Siberut, Java, Bali east to Lombok)

Ecology

Adults of ''C. transiens'' can be found in various secondary habitats. Males of several ''Creatonotos'' species, including ''C. transiens'' possess inflatable coremata for dispersing pheromones prior to courtship of females; pheromone release and courtship take place within a couple of hours after sunset. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''

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References

Moths described in 1855 Spilosomina Moths of Japan Moths of Taiwan Moths of Asia Moths of the Middle East Moths of Borneo Moths of Indonesia Lepidoptera of Pakistan Lepidoptera of Afghanistan Lepidoptera of India Lepidoptera of Nepal Lepidoptera of Bhutan Lepidoptera of Myanmar Lepidoptera of Bangladesh Lepidoptera of China Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Spilosomina-stub