Spheterista reynoldsiana

Spheterista reynoldsiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Spheterista
Species: S. reynoldsiana
Binomial name
Spheterista reynoldsiana
(Swezey, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Capua reynoldsiana Swezey, 1920

Spheterista reynoldsiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Reynoldsia sandwicensis. The larvae are green. They spin together leaves to feed between.

Pupation takes place within these spun-together leaves. The pupa is brown and 7–10 mm long.

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


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