Mapsidius iridescens

Mapsidius iridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Mapsidius
Species: M. iridescens
Binomial name
Mapsidius iridescens
Walsingham, 1907

Mapsidius iridescens is a moth of the Scythrididae family.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, and is notable for the somewhat iridescent coloration of its forewings.

In its larval stage, the species feeds on the leaves of Charpentiera species.

References

  1. Mapsidius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
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