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Scotorythra caryopis

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

Scotorythra caryopis 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 and Oahu.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa.

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