Published December 31, 2023 | Version v1
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Spheterista argentinotata

Description

Spheterista argentinotata

(Walsingham)

Presumed extinct

This species is known from two females collected by Perkins in Olaʻa and Hilo, Hawaiʻi island in 1895 and 1896, respectively (Walsingham 1907). In the absence of known males, it is difficult to ascertain for certain whether it belongs to Spheterista or another genus. If Spheterista, it likely fed on leaves or fruit of Cheirodendron or Polyscias (Araliaceae).

Notes

Published as part of Austin, Kyhl A. & Rubinoff, Daniel, 2023, Rediscoveries and Presumed Extinctions of Hawaiian Leaf-roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), pp. 11-27 in Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 55 on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8159762

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References

  • Walsingham, L. 1907. Microlepidoptera. In Sharp, D. (Ed.), Fauna Hawaiiensis. 1 (5). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp. 469 - 759.