Paramilionia Explained

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]

It has a wingspan of 50 mm. The wings are blackish, with a strong deep blue metallic lustre.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Paramilionia rubroplagata Bethune-Baker, 1906 . Afromoths . April 12, 2019.
  2. Bethune-Baker (1906). "Descriptions of African Lepidoptera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (7)18: 339–346, 473–474.