Milionia queenslandica
| Milionia queenslandica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Milionia |
| Species: | M. queenslandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895
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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
- ^ "Species Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ^ a b Jordan, K. & Rothchild, W. (1895) Some new forms of the genera Bizarda and Miliona. Novitates Zoologicae 2: 464-465 [464] (pl. 7, fig. 5). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (14 February 2015). "Milionia queenslandica Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 February 2019.