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Scotorythra

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Scotorythra
Extinct Scotorythra megalophylla (female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Scotorythra
Butler, 1883
Synonyms
  • Sisyrophyta Meyrick, 1899
  • Nesochlide Perkins, 1901
  • Acrodrepanis Perkins, 1901[1]

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

Species

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The following species are believed to be extinct:

References

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  1. ^ 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.