Paramilionia
Paramilionia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. At present there is only one species in this genus: Paramilionia rubroplagata, described from Sierra Leone. Although, there are some doubts about the labels of the types and this is possibly a synonym of the South American Sangala gloriosa. Both the genus and species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906.[1]
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| Genus: | Paramilionia Bethune-Baker, 1906 |
| Species: | P. rubroplagata Bethune-Baker, 1906 |
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It has a wingspan of 50 mm. The wings are blackish, with a strong deep blue metallic lustre.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Paramilionia rubroplagata Bethune-Baker, 1906". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- Bethune-Baker (1906). "Descriptions of African Lepidoptera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (7)18: 339–346, 473–474.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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