Athetis transversa (Walker, 1858) -

Taxonomic Information

Athetis Hübner, [1821] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Athetis albanalis (Warren, 1912). Sri Lanka.
Athetis atripuncta (Hampson, 1910). India, Sri Lanka.
Athetis atriluna (Warren, 1913). India: Meghalaya.
Athetis bicornis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Athetis bipuncta (Snellen, [1886]). Indian subregion. 
Athetis bisignata (Hampson, 1906). India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai). 
Athetis bremusa (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharashtra (Pune); Uttarakhand (Dehradun). 
Athetis castaneipars (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis cineracea Warren, 1914. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis cervina (Moore, 1881). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis cognata (Moore, 1882). India: Sikkim.
Athetis delecta (Moore, 1881).India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Meghalaya, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Athetis divisa (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Himachal Pradesh (Simla), Uttarakhand. 
Athetis farinacea (Moore, 1888). India: Himachal Pradesh (Kangra). 
Athetis immixta Warren, 1914. India: Sikkim. 
Athetis interstincta (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis dissimilis (Hampson, 1909). India: Sikkim.
Athetis externa (Walker, 1865). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis fasciata (Moore, 1867). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Athetis linealis Yoshimoto, 1994. Nepal.
Athetis lineosa (Moore, 1881). India: India: Punjab (TL), Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 
Athetis mus (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris. 
Athetis obtusa (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Athetis ochreipuncta (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim.
Athetis placida (Moore, 1884). Sri Lanka.
Athetis praetexta (Swinhoe, 1905). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Athetis sincera (Swinhoe, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla).
Athetis renalis (Moore, [1884]). Sri Lanka.
Athetis rectilinea (Hampson, 1910). Punjab.
Athetis rufistigma Warren, 1914. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Athetis stellata (Moore, 1882). India: Assam.
Athetis suffusa Yoshimoto, 1994. Nepal.
Athetis stygia Hampson, 1909. India: Punjab.
Athetis terminata (Hampson, 1898). India: NE Himialaya.  
Athetis thoracica (Moore, [1884]). India.
Athetis transversa (Walker, 1858). India: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand. 
Athetis variana (Swinhoe, 1886). India: Madhya Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Athetis transversa -

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StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1211
West Bengal
Total11221
Athetis transversa (Walker, 1858): Schleichera oleosa, Mischocarpus sundaicus (Sapindaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
  1. Elydna transversa Walker, 1858. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1713; TL: Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1315brit#page/1713/mode/1up
  2. Cosmia transversa Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg 321, # 2057.  
  3. Elydna transversa Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 176, f. 60. Text at https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoflepid09brituoft#page/176/mode/1up

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Athetis transversa (Walker, 1858) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.21. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/athetis-transversa, accessed 2026/06/05.