Scotorythra macrosoma

Scotorythra macrosoma 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, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii.

Scotorythra macrosoma
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S. macrosoma
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Scotorythra macrosoma
Meyrick, 1899

Larvae have been reared from leaves of Ricinus species.

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


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