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Pogonopygia nigralbata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Japan, the north-eastern Himalaya, northern Vietnam and Luzon.

Pogonopygia nigralbata
Malaya, Fraser's Hill
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pogonopygia
Species:	P. nigralbata
Binomial name
Pogonopygia nigralbata Warren, 1894
Synonyms
Dilophodes conspicuaria Leech, 1915

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)

External links

• The Moths of Borneo
• Moths of Japan

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