Kona giant looper moth
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S. megalophylla
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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.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Scotorythra megalophylla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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