Mapsidius auspicata

Mapsidius auspicata
Mapsidius auspicata
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.

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