''Hypochrosis subrufa'' is a

geometer moth The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...

in the subfamily

Ennominae Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moths, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This sub ...

first described by

Max Bastelberger Max Joseph Bastelberger (19 March 1851, Würzburg, Bavaria – 1 January 1916, Munich, Bavaria) was a German medical doctor and entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" wa ...

in 1908. The species can be found in lowland forests in

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and

Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in t ...

External links

* Hypochrosini Moths of Borneo Moths described in 1908 {{Ennominae-stub