Spheterista reynoldsiana
| Spheterista reynoldsiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Spheterista |
| Species: | S. reynoldsiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Spheterista reynoldsiana (Swezey, 1920) | |
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Spheterista reynoldsiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.
The larvae feed on Reynoldsia sandwicensis. The larvae are green. They spin together leaves to feed between.
Pupation takes place within these spun-together leaves. The pupa is brown and 7–10 mm long.
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