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Spheterista pleonectes

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Spheterista pleonectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Spheterista
Species:
S. pleonectes
Binomial name
Spheterista pleonectes
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Capua pleonectes Walsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua castaneana Walsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Spheterista asaphopis Meyrick, 1928

Spheterista pleonectes is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Cheirodendron gaudichaudii. They feed between webbed leaves of their host plant. The caterpillars are green.

External links

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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