Milleria adalifa

Species of moth

Milleria adalifa

Scientific 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

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

References

^ Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.