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Scotorythra trapezias

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

Scotorythra trapezias 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, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Dodonaea species.

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