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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.

External links[edit]

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