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Merimnetria gratula

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

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 Psychotria kaduana, which is a tree that mainly grows in the mountains of Oahu. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
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