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Hypochrosis
Sign in to saveHypochrosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
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Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Hypochrosis, and connects out to Geometridae, Animalia and insect.
Vinony files it under Hypochrosini and Taxa named by Achille Guenée.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- USNM, DMNS
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
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Hypochrosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
==Description== Palpi usually not reaching beyond frons. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes, the branches in the male longer than in the female. Claspers of the male very large. Foreleg with the process reaching beyond end of tibia and non-dilated hind tibia. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked from before upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, where vein 11 being joined by a bar to vein 12, and sometimes vein 10 connected with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.
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