Spheterista pterotropiana

Spheterista pterotropiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
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 family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1933. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on . They feed in the terminal buds of their host plant.

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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