Spheterista pterotropiana

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

Spheterista pterotropiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.

The larvae feed on Tetraplasandra kauaiensis. They feed in the terminal buds of their hostplant.

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