Scotorythra leptias
Appearance
Scotorythra leptias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scotorythra |
Species: | S. leptias
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Binomial name | |
Scotorythra leptias Meyrick, 1904
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Scotorythra leptias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
It might be a synonym or form of Scotorythra brunnea.
The wingspan is about 36 mm.
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.