Milionia basalis
| Milionia basalis | |
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| Milionia basalis pryeri | |
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| Milionia basalis guentheri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Milionia |
| Species: | M. basalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Milionia basalis Walker, 1854 | |
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Milionia basalis is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Japan, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, Burma and Sundaland.
The wingspan is 50–56 mm.
The larvae feed on Dacrydium and Podocarpus species. The adult is day-flying. It feed on the nectar flowers of Leptospermum flavescens in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
Subspecies
- Milionia basalis basalis
- Milionia basalis sharpei (Borneo)
- Milionia basalis pyrozona (Peninsular Malaysia, Burma)
- Milionia basalis pryeri (Japan)
- Milionia basalis guentheri (Sumatra)
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