Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata

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
From Borneo hill dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Hypochrosini
Genus:
Hypochrosis
Species:
H. cryptopyrrhata
Binomial name
Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata
(Walker, [1863])
Synonyms
  • Fascellina cryptopyrrhata Walker, [1863]
  • Omiza sublimbaria Warren, 1897

The larvae feed on Paraserianthes falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana).

  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 8, 2019.


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