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Scotorythra gomphias

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

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

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