Pogonopygia nigralbata
| Pogonopygia nigralbata | |
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| Malaya, Fraser's Hill | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Pogonopygia |
| Species: | P. nigralbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogonopygia nigralbata Warren, 1894 | |
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Pogonopygia nigralbata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Japan, the north-eastern Himalaya, northern Vietnam and Luzon.
The wingspan is 46–53 mm.
The larvae feed on Illicium species in Japan.
Subspecies
- Pogonopygia nigralbata nigralbata (Japan, north-eastern Himalaya, northern Vietnam, Luzon)
- Pogonopygia nigralbata attenuata Warren, 1897 (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo)
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