Scotorythra arboricolans

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Scotorythra arboricolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Species:
S. arboricolans
Binomial name
Scotorythra arboricolans
Butler, 1883
Synonyms
  • Scotorythra syngonopa Meyrick, 1899
  • Scotorythra homotrias Meyrick, 1899

Scotorythra arboricolans is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii

The larvae feed on Santalum freycinetianum, and .

External links[]

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


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