Hawaiian Insects

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Mapsidius charpentierii Palikea 2032

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September 24, 2009. Palikea exclosure, east of the summit ridgeline. Mapsidius charpentierii, a stem-boring caterpillar that was heavily damaging Charpentiera saplings in the Cyanea grimesiana exclosure.