Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Spheterista infaustana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
Spheterista infaustana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Pipturus species, skeletonizing them, and hiding in webbed-together leaves at the tip, or a bit of the turned-over edge. Pupation takes place in similar places.
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