Milionia queenslandica

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Milionia queenslandica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Milionia
Species:
M. queenslandica
Binomial name
Milionia queenslandica

Milionia queenslandica is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Karl Jordan and Walter Rothschild in 1895. [1] [2] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [3]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are similar in pattern to those of Milionia meeki and Milionia rawakensis , but the basal patch is often joined to the band. The hindwings have a narrow, marginal yellow band, and a rather small patch of the same colour posteriorly on the disc. This patch is connected with the anal angle by means of a narrow yellow band. [2]

The larvae are thought to feed on Araucariaceae species. [4]

References

  1. "Species Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  2. 1 2 Jordan, K. & Rothchild, W. (1895) Some new forms of the genera Bizarda and Miliona. Novitates Zoologicae2: 464-465 [464] (pl. 7, fig. 5). PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Savela, Markku. "Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (14 February 2015). "Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 February 2019.