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Pogonopygia nigralbata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Genus
  
Pogonopygia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Tribe
  
Boarmiini

Scientific name
  
Pogonopygia nigralbata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Krananda, Krananda semihyalina, Cleora, Ourapteryx

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)
  • References

    Pogonopygia nigralbata Wikipedia