Spheterista variabilis
| Spheterista variabilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Spheterista |
| Species: | S. variabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spheterista variabilis (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
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Spheterista variabilis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui.[1]
The larvae probably feed on Cheirodendron species.
References
- ^ Austin, Kyhl & Rubinoff, Daniel. (2023). Rediscoveries and Presumed Extinctions of Hawaiian Leaf-roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 55. 11-27.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.