Milionia zonea, commonly known as pine moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described in 1888 by the English entomologist, Herbert Druce. The species was considered to be a synonym of Milionia basalis however it was listed as a valid species in 2005 by Japanese entomologist, Hiromitsu Inoue, based on its distinct genetic characteristics.
It is a diurnal (day flying) looper moth, found in Taiwan, Japan through to Sundaland and the Philippines.Holloway, J.D. (2011). The Moths of Borneo: part 2; Families Phaudidae, Himantopteridae and Zygaenidae; revised and annotated checklist. Malayan Nature Journal 63 (1-2): 1-548. In 2016 it was detected in Hong Kong.
It has black wings with a sapphire blue luster, wide orange banding stripes on its fore and hind-wings, several round black spots on the orange stripes of its hind wings, and a wingspan of .
Subspecies It has two subspecies: Milionia zonea pryeri Milionia zonea zonea
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