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Scotorythra corticea

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Scotorythra corticea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotorythra
Species:
S. corticea
Binomial name
Scotorythra corticea
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Scotosia corticea Butler, 1881
  • Scotorythra aruraea Meyrick, 1899

Scotorythra corticea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.