Spheterista pterotropiana

Spheterista pterotropiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1933. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Spheterista pterotropiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Spheterista
Species:
S. pterotropiana
Binomial name
Spheterista pterotropiana
(Swezey, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Capua pterotropiana Swezey, 1933

The larvae feed on Tetraplasandra kauaiensis. They feed in the terminal buds of their host plant.

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