Scotorythra brunnea (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Endemic
No larva picture.
Adult 
Only one specimen was reared.
Host plants recorded from the Alaka`i Swamp:
Development time in the laboratory at 20°C:
- Larva: ca. 8 weeks (extrapolating from its size at collection and the development times of other Scotorythra)
- Pupa: 4 weeks
Larval parasitoids recorded from the Alaka`i Swamp:
S. brunnea is one of the species that cannot be separated out as early instar larvae (when these parasitoids emerge) from other generalist Scotorythra. It is assumed that all of the generalist species can be attacked by these parasitoids.
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Maintained by: Laurie Henneman
(M.L.Henneman@bris.ac.uk),
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol