Merimnetria thurifica

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 Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.

The larvae feed on Kadua acuminata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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