Merimnetria gigantea

Merimnetria gigantea
Merimnetria gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Merimnetria
Species: M. gigantea
Binomial name
Merimnetria gigantea
(Swezey, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) gigantea
  • Aristotelia gigantea Swezey, 1913

Merimnetria gigantea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.

This is the largest described species of Merimnetria with a wingspan of about is 28 mm.

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