Mapsidius chenopodii
Appearance
Mapsidius chenopodii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Mapsidius |
Species: | M. chenopodii
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Binomial name | |
Mapsidius chenopodii Swezey, 1947
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Mapsidius chenopodii is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1947.[1] It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Chenopodium oahuense.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mapsidius chenopodii Swezey, 1947". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.