Spheterista flavocincta
Spheterista flavocincta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Spheterista |
Species: | S. flavocincta |
Binomial name | |
Spheterista flavocincta (Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907) | |
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Spheterista flavocincta is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Hawaii.
It is a highly variable species.
The larvae feed on Santalum species, including Santalum 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.
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