Merimnetria xylospila

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

Merimnetria xylospila is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.

The larvae feed on Gouldia coriacea. They form large galls on the new stems of their host plant.

External links

• Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera

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