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.
Species Hypochrosis abstractaria Walker, Hypochrosis albodecorata Swinhoe, 1902 Hypochrosis banakaria Plötz, 1880 Hypochrosis binexata (Walker, ) Hypochrosis chlorozonaria Walker, 1860 Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata (Walker, ) Hypochrosis euphyes Prout, 1915 Hypochrosis flavifusata Mullen, Gary R. & Durden, Lance A., eds. (2009). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 356. Hypochrosis hyadaria Guenée, 1857 Hypochrosis iris (Butler, 1880) Hypochrosis irrorata Hypochrosis praeaurata Prout, 1928 Hypochrosis pyrrhophaeata (Walker, ) Hypochrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880) Hypochrosis sternaria Guenée, 1857 Hypochrosis subrufa (Bastelberger, 1908) Hypochrosis suffusata Pagenstecher, 1907 Hypochrosis waterstradti Holloway, 1976
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