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 | |
Synonyms | |
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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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