Milionia brevipennis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Karl Jordan and Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Milionia brevipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Milionia
Species:
M. brevipennis
Binomial name
Milionia brevipennis

The forewings are identical to those of Milionia callimorpha, but broader, with the band narrower and, on the underside, abbreviated behind. The hindwings are short and rounded, with a yellow band as in M. callimorpha, but this band is not shaded with black on the underside. Furthermore, the third basal segment of the abdomen is all black, not yellow.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Milionia brevipennis Jordan & Rothschild, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Novitates Zoologicae. 2 (2): 464  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.