Naming
This list follows Holloway's interpretation from Moths of Borneo, part 6, as updated in Dubalotov & Holloway⤷ ''Creatonotos transiens transiens''
⤷ ''Creatonotos transiens albina''
⤷ ''Creatonotos transiens koni'' Miyaki, 1909 ) )
⤷ ''Creatonotos transiens vacillans'' )
⤷ ''Creatonotos transiens sundana'' Nakamura, 1976
Distribution
''C. transiens'' is found in China , Taiwan, Japan , eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indochina, Borneo, Bali and Lombok. Records attributed to the Philippines are likely referable to ''Creatonotos wilemani'' Rothschild, 1933, as Dubalotov & Holloway noted misplaced ''wilemani'' material in The Natural History Museum, London, collections. Records attributed to Sulawesi are referable to ''Creatonotos kishidai'' Dubalotov & Holloway, 2007
Habitat
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.
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