Scotorythra Nesiotes (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ko olau Giant Looper Moth (Scotorythra nesiotes) was a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It was endemic to Oahu, the Hawaiian Islands. It had a wingspan of about 49 mm. The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera. A very large family, it has around 35,000 species of moths described, and over 1,400 species from 6 subclasses indigenous to North America). A well-known member is the Peppered Moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.