Mapsidius quadridentata

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

Mapsidius quadridentata is a moth of the family Scythrididae.[1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Lanai and Maui.

The larvae feed on Charpentiera species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Mapsidius quadridentata Walsingham, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.


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