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Milleria adalifa

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Milleria adalifa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Milleria
Species:
M. adalifa
Binomial name
Milleria adalifa
(Doubleday, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Gynautocera adalifa Doubleday, 1847
  • Chalcosia virginalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
  • Chalcosia candida Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Cyclosia cardinalis Moore, 1879
  • Milleria cyanivena Hampson, 1892
  • Epyrgis forbesi Druce, 1882
  • Cyclosia fuliginosa Walker, 1854
  • Milleria fuhoshonis Strand, 1916
  • Chalcosia nitida Jordan, 1907
  • Cyclosia subcyanescens Walker, 1854
  • Milleriana adalifa Auctt.

Milleria adalifa is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Asia.

The forewings are dusky white, with black veins. The hindwings are pure white, clouded with pale chrome-yellow from the anal angle to beyond the middle. The apex and the outer margin are black.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Milleria adalifa adalifa (India, Burma)
  • Milleria adalifa candida (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863) (Sumatra, Java)
  • Milleria adalifa fuhoshonis Strand, 1916 (Taiwan)

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