Pogonopygia pavida Bastelberger comb. n.

Dilophodes xanthura Prout; 1928, Bull. Hill. Mus., Witley, 2 :160

Image of [object Object] Bastelberger ♀ (holotype)
♀ (holotype)

Diagnosis

The male lacks a fovea. Confusion with Dilophodes elegans is possible, but P. pavida is larger, lacks a discal spot on the hindwing, has the dark markings more crisply defined; they are more regularly spaced along the forewing costa.

Taxonomic Notes

Reasons for combining this species with Pogonopygia are given in the generic description. The Bornean subspecies has darker grey markings than the typical race.

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