Family Geometridae | Genus Scotorythra Rank Species | |
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Similar Emperoptera mirabilis, Midway noctuid moth, Poko noctuid moth, Laysan noctuid moth | ||
The Kona giant looper moth (Scotorythra megalophylla) is an extinct species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was endemic to Hawaii.
This species had a wingspan of about three inches, and was the second largest endemic moth in Hawaii, surpassed only by the still-extant Blackburn's Sphinx, Manduca blackburni.
References
Kona giant looper moth Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA