Mapsidius auspicata
Mapsidius auspicata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Mapsidius |
Species: | M. auspicata |
Binomial name | |
Mapsidius auspicata Walsingham, 1907 | |
Mapsidius auspicata is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Lanai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Charpentiera species. The larva live in a dense white silken tunnel on the leaves of their host.