Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Spheterista flavocincta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
Spheterista flavocincta is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.
It is a highly variable species.
The larvae feed on Santalum species, including Santalum freycinetianum. They occur on webbed leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are about 8 mm long and pale green.
The pupa is 5 mm long and pale greenish or yellowish. The pupa is formed within the folded-over edge of a leaf. The pupal period lasts about a week.
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