Spheterista variabilis

Spheterista variabilis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui.

Spheterista variabilis
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S. variabilis
Binomial name
Spheterista variabilis
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Capua variabilis Walsingham in Sharp, 1907

The larvae probably feed on Cheirodendron species.

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


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