Spheterista pleonectes

Spheterista pleonectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Spheterista
Species:	S. pleonectes
Binomial name
	Spheterista pleonectes; (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
	Capua pleonectes Walsingham in Sharp, 1907; Capua castaneana Walsingham in Sharp, 1907; Spheterista asaphopis Meyrick, 1928;

Spheterista pleonectes is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on . They feed between webbed leaves of their host plant. The caterpillars are green.

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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