Scotorythra paludicola
| Scotorythra paludicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scotorythra |
| Species: | S. paludicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotorythra paludicola (Butler, 1879)
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Scotorythra paludicola, the koa looper moth, is a
Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii
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During a recent outbreak of S. paludicola in 2013 on
Falcataria moluccana). Three other exotic tree species, Acacia confusa, Prosopis pallida, and Leucaena leucocephala were not suitable host plants and all the larvae tested on these species died after 5 days of feeding.[1]
References
- ^ Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 45: 129–139.
External links
- hdl:10125/7336.
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