Spheterista oheoheana

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

Spheterista oheoheana 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.

The larvae feed on Jetraplasandra kauaiensis. The larvae and pupae of the type series were collected from dead twigs.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.


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