''Traminda obversata'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Geometridae. It is found in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

south of the Sahara and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.Afro Moths
/ref> Its colour is olive green at natural light and dark turquoise with flashlight. Its wingspan is approx. 24–30 mm. The males have white, bipectinated antennae.

Subspecies

* ''Traminda obversata obversata'', (Walker, 1861) – from mainland

* ''Traminda obversata atroviridata'', (Saalmüller, 1880) – that occurs in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

and

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

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Moths described in 1861 Cosymbiini Moths of Madagascar Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Lepidoptera of West Africa Moths of the Comoros Moths of Réunion {{Sterrhinae-stub