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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scotorythra |
| Species: | S. macrosoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotorythra macrosoma Meyrick, 1899
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Larvae have been reared from leaves of Ricinus species.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
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