Scotorythra
Scotorythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. All species of this genus are endemic to Hawaii.
Caterpillar of a Scotorythra species
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| Extinct Scotorythra megalophylla (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Scotorythra Butler, 1883 |
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Species
- Scotorythra anagraptis Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra apicalis Swezey, 1948
- Scotorythra arboricolans Butler, 1883
- Scotorythra artemidora Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra brunnea (Warren, 1896)
- Scotorythra capnopa Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra caryopis Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra corticea (Butler, 1881)
- Scotorythra crocorrhoa Meyrick, 1928
- Scotorythra demetrias Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra diceraunia Meyrick, 1900
- Scotorythra dissotis Meyrick, 1904
- Scotorythra epicyma Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra epixantha (Perkins, 1901)
- Scotorythra euryphaea Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra gomphias (Meyrick, 1899)
- Scotorythra goniastis Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra hecataea Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra hyparcha Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra kuschei Swezey, 1940
- Scotorythra leptias Meyrick, 1904
- Scotorythra macrosoma Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra megalophylla Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra metacrossa Meyrick, 1904
- Scotorythra nephelosticta Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra nesiotes (Perkins, 1901)
- Scotorythra ochetias (Meyrick, 1899)
- Scotorythra ortharcha Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra oxyphractis Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra pachyspila Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra paludicola (Butler, 1879)
- Scotorythra paratactis Meyrick, 1904
- Scotorythra platycapna Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra rara (Butler, 1879)
- Scotorythra trachyopis Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra trapezias Meyrick, 1899
- Scotorythra triscia Meyrick, 1899
The following species are believed to be extinct:
- Kona giant looper moth (Scotorythra megalophylla)
- Koʻolau giant looper moth (Scotorythra nesiotes)
- Hawaiian hopseed looper moth (Scotorythra paratactis)
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scotorythra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scotorythra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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