Spheterista tetraplasandra

Spheterista tetraplasandra 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.

Spheterista tetraplasandra
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S. tetraplasandra
Binomial name
Spheterista tetraplasandra
(Swezey, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Capua tetraplasandra Swezey, 1920

The larvae feed on Tetraplasandra species. The larvae have been found in the fruits and on the leaves of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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