Merimnetria elegantior

Merimnetria elegantior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Merimnetria
Species: M. elegantior
Binomial name
Merimnetria elegantior
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) elegantior
  • Aristotelia elegantior Walsingham, 1907

Merimnetria elegantior is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to the islands of Oahu and possibly Hawaii.

The larvae feed on the fruit of Gouldia macrocarpa.

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