Merimnetria gratula
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | M. gratula
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Merimnetria gratula (Meyrick, 1928)
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Merimnetria gratula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on , which is a tree that mainly grows in the mountains of Oahu. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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Categories:
- Merimnetria
- Moths described in 1928
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Anomologinae stubs