Mapsidius auspicata
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| Mapsidius auspicata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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.
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