Xylinophylla hypocausta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1897. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo.
Xylinophylla hypocausta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Xylinophylla |
Species: | X. hypocausta
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Binomial name | |
Xylinophylla hypocausta (Warren, 1897)
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The species has been treated as a subspecies of Xylinophylla maculata for some time.
The larvae feed on Aleurites moluccanus.
External links
edit- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Xylinophylla hypocausta Warren stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 28, 2019.