Spheterista reynoldsiana
Spheterista reynoldsiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
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| Species: | S. reynoldsiana |
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| Spheterista reynoldsiana (Swezey, 1920) | |
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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.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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