Spheterista pleonectes

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Spheterista pleonectes
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 pleonectesWalsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua castaneanaWalsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Spheterista asaphopisMeyrick, 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.


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