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Spheterista pleonectes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Section
  
Cossina

Scientific name
  
Spheterista pleonectes

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Spheterista pleonectes is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Cheirodendron gaudichaudii. They feed between webbed leaves of their host plant. The caterpillars are green.

References

Spheterista pleonectes Wikipedia