Spheterista tetraplasandra (Swezey) Rediscovery

Austin, Kyhl A. & Rubinoff, Daniel, 2023, Rediscoveries and Presumed Extinctions of Hawaiian Leaf-roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 55, pp. 11-27 : 13-14

Spheterista tetraplasandra (Swezey) Rediscovery

This species was originally described from two males reared from fruits of “ Tetraplasandra ” [= Polyscias ] ( Araliaceae )

in 1918 from Kaumuahona 1 and Wailupe, Oʻahu ( Swezey 1920). A few additional specimens were collected in the following years, most recently a small series reared from “ Tetraplasandra ” [= Polyscias ] at Puʻu Kaua, Oʻahu in 1932. One specimen is known from Kauaʻi, but this may represent a closely related undescribed species. We report three specimens from two separate locations in the central Koʻolau Mountains of Oʻahu.

Material examined: Oʻahu: 1♂, Honolulu Watershed For[est] Res[erve], nr. summit of Moanalua Ridge Trail along K[oʻolau] S[ummit] T[rail]; 21.3945, -157.8243; 830m; larva coll[ected] 22 viii, pupa[ted] 24 viii, adult ecl[osed] 1 ix 2021; K. A. Austin, K. Faccenda / HOST: Polyscias (Tetraplasandra) oahuensis (Araliaceae) , leaflet-tier / DNA extraction KA0297 / KAA diss. #0595 (UHIM). 2♂♂, ʻEwa For[est] Res[erve], Manana Ridge, inside fenced area; 21.4502, -157.8887; 575m; 24-25 xi 2021; K. A. Austin, K. Faccenda; LED bucket trap / DNA extractions KA0387, KA0388 / KAA diss. #0650, #0651 (UHIM).