Spheterista flavocincta

Spheterista flavocincta
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)
Synonyms
  • Capua flavocincta Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua santalata Swezey, 1913
  • Capua trigonifer Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907

Spheterista flavocincta is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of 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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