Scotorythra nesiotes

Scotorythra nesiotes, the Koʻolau giant looper moth, was a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was described by Perkins in 1901. It was endemic to Oahu, the Hawaiian Islands.

Koʻolau giant looper moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Boarmiini
Genus:
Scotorythra
Species:
S. nesiotes
Binomial name
Scotorythra nesiotes
(Perkins, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Acrodrepanis nesiotes Perkins, 1901

It had a wingspan of about 49 mm.

Sources
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Scotorythra nesiotes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T20075A9144489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20075A9144489.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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