Creatonotos transiens
Creatonotos transiens is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described in Western literature 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, Indochina, Borneo, Bali and Lombok. Records attributed to the Philippines are likely referable to "Creatonotos wilemani" , as Dubalotov & Holloway noted misplaced "wilemani" material in The Natural History Museum, London, collections. Records attributed to Sulawesi are referable to "Creatonotos kishidai" Subspecies. This list follows  Holloway's interpretation from Moths of Borneo, part 6, as updated in Dubalotov & Holloway (, 2007) 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 "Beta", "Dioscorea", "Paspalum", "Zea", "Pithecellobium", "Vigna", "Wisteria", "Toona", "Musa", "Salix", "Cayratia" and "Cissus" species. The larvae are dark brown, with a very pale yellow dorsal stripe.