Mapsidius iridescens

Mapsidius iridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
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. It is endemic to Kauai.

It is immaculate, somewhat iridescent coloration of the forewings.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Charpentiera species.

External links

• Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera

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