Spheterista infaustana

Spheterista infaustana
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)
Synonyms
  • Epagoge infaustana Walsingham, in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua infaustana

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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