Scotorythra arboricolans

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

Scotorythra arboricolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Scotorythra
Species:
S. arboricolans
Binomial name
Scotorythra arboricolans
Butler, 1883
Synonyms
  • Scotorythra syngonopa Meyrick, 1899
  • Scotorythra homotrias Meyrick, 1899

The larvae feed on Santalum freycinetianum, Santalum paniculatum and Santalum pyrularium.

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


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