Hawaiian hopseed looper moth

Hawaiian hopseed looper moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotorythra
Species: S. paratactis
Binomial name
Scotorythra paratactis
Meyrick, 1904

The Hawaiian hopseed looper moth (Scotorythra paratactis) is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It is endemic to the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Dodonaea viscosa.

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