Scotorythra pachyspila

Scotorythra pachyspila 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, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii

Scotorythra pachyspila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotorythra
Species:
S. pachyspila
Binomial name
Scotorythra pachyspila
Meyrick, 1899

The larvae feed on Metrosideros species.

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


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