Spheterista flavopicta

Spheterista flavopicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Spheterista
Species:
S. flavopicta
Binomial name
Spheterista flavopicta
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Capua flavopicta Walsingham in Sharp, 1907
  • Capua picta Walsingham in Sharp, 1907

Spheterista flavopicta is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on Santalum species.

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