Milionia aetheria (Turner, 1947)
(formerly known as Epidesma aetheria)
 BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Milionia aetheria
(Photo: courtesy of Carol & Trevor Deane, Whyanbeel, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have black wings, which have a cyan iridescence. The forewings each have a broad transverse orange band. The wingspan can be up to 6 cms.

Milionia aetheria
(Photo: courtesy of Olga Schmidt, Queensland Museum, listed as Epidesma aetheria)

The species has been found in:

  • Queensland.

    Milionia aetheria
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Olga Schmidt, Queensland Museum, listed as Epidesma aetheria)

    Further Reading

    Olga Schmidt,
    An annotated and illustrated list of the primary type specimens of geometrid moths deposited in the Queensland Museum (Australia, Brisbane),
    Spixiana,
    Volume 5, Part 1 (2012), pp. 79-100, Figs. 7 a,b.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian species of Boarmiadae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 58 (1947), pp. 92-93, No. 50.

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    (written 14 June 2015, updated 30 August 2022)