Milionia zonea

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 looper moth, found in Taiwan, Japan through to Sundaland and the Philippines. 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