Milionia aetheria Turner, 1947
(previously known as Epidesma aetheria)
BOARMIINI , ENNOMINAEGEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 24 April 2005)

The adult moths of this species are dark brown with each forewing having a scarlet inner margin and an orange diagonal band. Each hindwing has orange spots around the margin, and a another orange spot near the middle. The abdomen is a metallic green.

The species is found in north Queensland.


Further reading:

Wood, G.A.
Rediscovery of the moth Milionia aetheria Turner (Lepidoptera:Geometridae), Queensland Naturalist, Volume 29 (1988), pp. 1-2.


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