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Scotorythra leptias

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Scotorythra leptias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotorythra
Species:
S. leptias
Binomial name
Scotorythra leptias
Meyrick, 1904

Scotorythra leptias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

It might be a synonym or form of Scotorythra brunnea.

The wingspan is about 36 mm.

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