Merimnetria gratula
Merimnetria gratula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Merimnetria |
Species: | M. gratula |
Binomial name | |
Merimnetria gratula (Meyrick, 1928) | |
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Merimnetria gratula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.
The larvae feed on Straussia kaduana, which is a tree that mainly grows in the mountains of Oahu. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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