Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata is a geometer moth in the subfamily Ennominae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. The species can be found in lowland and lower montane forests in Borneo and Sumatra.
Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata | |
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From Borneo hill dipterocarp forest | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Hypochrosis |
Species: | H. cryptopyrrhata
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Binomial name | |
Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata (Walker, [1863])
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Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on Paraserianthes falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana).
External links edit
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 8, 2019.