Spheterista pterotropiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1933. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Spheterista |
| Species: | S. pterotropiana
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| Spheterista pterotropiana (Swezey, 1933)
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The larvae feed on Tetraplasandra kauaiensis. They feed in the terminal buds of their host plant.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.