Spheterista flavocincta
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.
Spheterista flavocincta | |
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Scientific classification | |
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) | |
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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.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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