Spheterista flavocincta

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Spheterista flavocincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Spheterista
Species:
S. flavocincta
Binomial name
Spheterista flavocincta
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Capua flavocinctaWalsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua santalataSwezey, 1913
  • Capua trigoniferWalsingham in Sharp, 1907

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

It is a highly variable species.

The larvae feed on Santalum species, including S. freycinetianum . They occur on webbed leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are about 8 mm long and pale green.

The pupa is 5 mm long and pale greenish or yellowish. The pupa is formed within the folded-over edge of a leaf. The pupal period lasts about a week.


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