| Mapsidius charpentierii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Mapsidius |
| Species: | M. charpentierii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mapsidius charpentierii Swezey, 1932 | |
Mapsidius charpentierii is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. [1] It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Hyposmocoma is a genus of moths with more 350 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The genus was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Most species of Hyposmocoma have plant-based diets, but four species, such as Hyposmocoma molluscivora, eat snails. The caterpillars spin silk, which they then use to capture and eat snails. These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails.
Omiodes is a moth genus in the family Crambidae. Several species are endemic to Hawaii.
Scotorythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. All species of this genus are endemic to Hawaii.
Merimnetria is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. All species are endemic to Hawaii.
Hyposmocoma ferruginea is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The type locality is Mount Olympus.
Hyposmocoma sideroxyloni is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Eupithecia stypheliae is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1948. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
Agrotis giffardi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
Haliophyle ferruginea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.
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.
Mapsidius auspicata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai and Hawaii.
Mapsidius chenopodii is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1947. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
Mapsidius iridescens is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, and is notable for the somewhat iridescent coloration of its forewings.
Mapsidius quadridentata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Lanai and Maui.
Merimnetria straussiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1953. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Panaphelix asteliana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1932. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.
Frederick Arthur Godfrey Muir was an English entomologist who worked in Africa and Hawaii. He wrote extensively describing many new species of insect and establishing the family Kinnaridae. He was also a pioneer of biological control.
Otto Herman Swezey was an American entomologist who was an expert on the insects of Hawaii, especially the Lepidoptera. He described numerous species and many, like the psyllid genus Swezeyana, have been named in his honour by other entomologists.