Merimnetria thurifica

Merimnetria thurifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Merimnetria
Species:	M. thurifica
Binomial name
	Merimnetria thurifica; (Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
	Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) thurifica; Aristotelia thurifica Meyrick, 1928;

Merimnetria thurifica 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 . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.

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