Spheterista pleonectes

Spheterista pleonectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
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 Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

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

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