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Scotorythra macrosoma

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Scotorythra macrosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotorythra
Species:
S. macrosoma
Binomial name
Scotorythra macrosoma
Meyrick, 1899

Scotorythra macrosoma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii.

Larvae have been reared from leaves of Ricinus species.

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