Scotorythra rara is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scotorythra |
Species: | S. rara
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra rara (Butler, 1879)
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The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Cheirodendron gaudichaudii, Cibotium, Cyrtandra, Elaeocarpus, guava, Metrosideros, Melicope, Pipturus, Rubus hawaiiensis, Sapindus, Straussia and Vaccinium.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.