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
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scotorythra |
Species: | S. arboricolans
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra arboricolans Butler, 1883
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The larvae feed on Santalum freycinetianum, Santalum paniculatum and Santalum pyrularium.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.