Xylinophylla hypocausta

Xylinophylla hypocausta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xylinophylla
Species:
X. hypocausta
Binomial name
Xylinophylla hypocausta
(Warren, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Adelphocrasta hypocausta Warren, 1899

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.

The species has been treated as a subspecies of Xylinophylla maculata for some time.

The larvae feed on Aleurites moluccanus.

  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Xylinophylla hypocausta Warren stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 28, 2019.


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