Scotorythra gomphias
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scotorythra |
Species: | S. gomphias
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra gomphias (Meyrick, 1899)
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Scotorythra gomphias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.[1]
The larvae feed on Bobea, Pisonia and Straussia species.
References
[edit]- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.