Kona giant looper moth

The Kona giant looper moth (Scotorythra megalophylla) is an extinct species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It was endemic to Hawaii.

Kona giant looper moth
Female
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scotorythra
Species:	†S. megalophylla
Binomial name
†Scotorythra megalophylla Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
Acrodrepanis megalophylla (Meyrick, 1899)

This species had a wingspan of about three inches (8 cm), and was the second largest endemic moth in Hawaii, surpassed only by the still-extant Blackburn's sphinx (Manduca blackburni).