Scotorythra gomphias

Scotorythra gomphias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.[1]

Scotorythra gomphias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Scotorythra
Species:
S. gomphias
Binomial name
Scotorythra gomphias
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Sisyrophyta gomphias Meyrick, 1899

The larvae feed on Bobea, Pisonia and Straussia species.

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


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