Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Spheterista urerana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
Spheterista urerana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on Urera sandvicensis. They bore in the twigs of their host plant, near growing tips of new shoots. Full-grown larvae are about 12 mm long and pale greenish.
The pupa is about 7 mm long and pale yellowish brown. It is enclosed in a cocoon made by the rolled-over edge of a dead leaf.
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