Mapsidius auspicata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Mapsidius |
Species: | M. auspicata
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Binomial name | |
Mapsidius auspicata
Walsingham, 1907
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Mapsidius auspicata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai and Hawaii. [1]
The larvae feed on Charpentiera species. The larva live in a dense white silken tunnel on the leaves of their host.
Mapsidius auspicata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Mapsidius |
Species: | M. auspicata
|
Binomial name | |
Mapsidius auspicata
Walsingham, 1907
|
Mapsidius auspicata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai and Hawaii. [1]
The larvae feed on Charpentiera species. The larva live in a dense white silken tunnel on the leaves of their host.