Spheterista flavocincta

Spheterista flavocincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Spheterista
Species:	S. flavocincta
Binomial name
	Spheterista flavocincta; (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
	Capua flavocincta Walsingham in Sharp, 1907; Capua santalata Swezey, 1913; Capua trigonifer Walsingham in Sharp, 1907;

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.

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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