Spheterista infaustana
| Spheterista infaustana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Spheterista |
| Species: | S. infaustana |
| Binomial name | |
| Spheterista infaustana (Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907) | |
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Spheterista infaustana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Pipturus species, skeletonizing them, and hiding in webbed-together leaves at the tip, or a bit of the turned-over edge. Pupation takes place in similar places.
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