Scotorythra caryopis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Family: | Geometridae
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Species: | S. caryopis
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra caryopis Meyrick, 1899
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Scotorythra caryopis 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 and Oahu.
The larvae feed on Acacia koa.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1899
- Scotorythra
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Biota of Kauai
- Biota of Oahu
- Boarmiini stubs