Spheterista urerana

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Spheterista urerana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Spheterista
Species:
S. urerana
Binomial name
Spheterista urerana
(Swezey, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Epagoge ureranaSwezey, 1915

Spheterista urerana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Urera sandvicensis . They bore in the twigs of their host plant, near growing tips of new shoots. Full-grown larvae are about 12 mm long and pale greenish.

The pupa is about 7 mm long and pale yellowish brown. It is enclosed in a cocoon made by the rolled-over edge of a dead leaf.


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