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Scotorythra macrosoma

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Scotorythra macrosoma
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S. macrosoma
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Scotorythra macrosoma
Meyrick, 1899

Scotorythra macrosoma 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, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

Larvae have been reared from leaves of Ricinus species.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.