Scotorythra gomphias
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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. gomphias
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra gomphias (Meyrick, 1899)
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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[]
- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
Categories:
- Scotorythra
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Biota of Maui
- Biota of Oahu
- Moths described in 1899
- Boarmiini stubs