Mapsidius
Sign in to saveMapsidius is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae. The genus is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
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- Mapsidius
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- Mapsidius auspicata
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Mapsidius is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae. The genus is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
==Species== Mapsidius auspicata Walsingham, 1907 Mapsidius charpentierii Swezey, 1932 Mapsidius chenopodii Swezey, 1947 Mapsidius iridescens Walsingham, 1907 Mapsidius quadridentata Walsingham, 1907
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